These items have been collected from various police departments.

Butler Police

11:49 a.m. Friday — A sport utility vehicle driven by Donna Lou Sholes, 72, of Butler rear-ended a Vogel garbage truck that was stopped in traffic on East Jefferson Street. Police said Sholes drove away after the crash.

Officers tracked down the suspect’s SUV, which had heavy front-end damage, to a parking lot on South Cliff Street. Sholes, who lives nearby, was identified as the SUV driver. Police said she faces a charge of hit-and-run.

Michael Dowling, 29, of Center Township was driving the garbage truck.

2:27 p.m. Thursday — A man wanted on a warrant turned up following a traffic stop on Hansen Avenue.

Police said they pulled over a car for having an expired registration. The driver, William E. Burke, 35, of Saxonburg was searched and found with five stamp bags of suspected heroin, according to a police report.

Burke faces charges of possession of a controlled substance and driving an unregistered vehicle.

Officers arrested the car’s front seat passenger, Devaughn O. Irvin, 33, on a warrant. Irvin was placed in the Butler County Prison on the warrant.

Butler Twp Police

Monday — Police filed three criminal charges against Vanessa E. Morrison, 24, of Slippery Rock stemming from a March 5 shoplifting incident at the Kohl’s store at the Butler Crossing shopping plaza.

Store security stopped Morrison after they caught her trying to make off with $517 in merchandise for which she had not paid. Police later searched her and found eight pills of the anti-anxiety medication clonazepam, for which she did not have a prescription.

Police noted that the pills were contained inside a cellophane wrapper.

Morrison is charged with retail theft, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

Monday — John C. Kelly, 33, of Butler was charged with causing a disturbance March 8 at the Dollar General store at the Greater Butler Mart.

Witnesses told police that Kelly was shouting at three children that were with him at the store. When the witnesses confronted him about his behavior, Kelly turned on them “and continued his flurry of verbal insults,” according to a police report.

The suspect was gone by the time officers got to the store. Police cited Kelly for disorderly conduct.

3:54 p.m. Thursday — Carl W. St. Claire, 80, of Butler was hurt when a vehicle struck the car he was driving on Route 422 east at the Route 8 north exit ramp. St. Claire was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Earl A. John, 56, of Kittanning was the other driver.

Wednesday — Carl R. Smith, 59, of East Butler was caught allegedly shoplifting a horse bridle at the Tractor Supply store at Alameda Plaza. The item is valued at $40. Smith is charged with misdemeanor retail theft.

Middlesex Twp Police

Monday — Scott R. Parish, 39, of Butler was charged with drugged driving stemming from a 6:06 p.m. Feb. 28 traffic stop on Route 8 near the 7-Eleven store in Penn Township.

Police said they stopped Parish’s van for having a license plate that was unreadable due to a dirt and salt buildup. The passenger side brake light also was not working.

While speaking to the suspect, according to court documents, the officer detected an “extremely strong” smell of marijuana.

Police noted that at one point Parish advised a woman, who was riding with him, to open a door to allow air into the van so a 1-year-old baby also in the van would not get sick presumably from the smell of marijuana.

The suspect failed field sobriety tests and later was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test. A recent toxicology report showed the presence of THC, the intoxicating chemical found in marijuana, in Parish’s system.

In addition to driving under the influence of a controlled substance, police charged Parish with DUI, child endangerment, driving with a suspended license and driving without a license.

Grove City Police

2:21 p.m. Wednesday — No injures were reported in a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash at West Main Street at Industrial Drive. The wreck happened when Hanna M. Stewart, 19, of Jackson Center was unable to stop for a line of traffic stopped on West Main Street.

Stewart’s vehicle hit a car driven by Jennifer Daris, 19, of Mercer. Daris’ vehicle in turn hit a pickup truck driven by David Maxwell, 63, of Grove City. Maxwell’s vehicle then struck a vehicle driven by Chris Gilhousen, 52, of Sigel, Jefferson County. Gilhousen’s vehicle hit another vehicle that apparently had no damage and left the scene.

Police cited Stewart for careless driving.

State Police, Butler

7:35 a.m. Monday — Cars driven by Matthew Buchanan, 40, of Grove City and Jason C. Brannon, 35, of Butler collided head-on on South Benbrook Road just east of Lions Road in Center Township. The road conditions were slippery at the time of the wreck, a police report noted.

Police said Buchanan was cited for driving too fast for conditions.

Monday — An unknown thief made off with a small amount of money after breaking into two unlocked vehicles on Orchard Lane in Center Township. The thefts happened between 1 and 4 a.m.

7:51 p.m. Sunday — An unidentified turquoise pickup truck struck a road sign and a mailbox along Bonniebrook Road in Summit Township. The unknown driver did not stop after the crash. The truck is described as a Ford F-150, possibly a 1993 or 1994 model with a standard cab.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to call police at 724-284-8100.

8:46 a.m. Thursday — Andrew A. Allen, 37, of Saxonburg was hurt when the vehicle he was driving struck one embankment and then another on Winfield Road at Clearfield Road in Winfield Township.

Allen, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, with moderate injuries. The Winfield Township Volunteer Fire Department and Saxonburg EMS assisted at the scene.

Police cited Allen for disregarding traffic lanes, driving a vehicle without valid inspection and three other traffic violations.