These items have been collected from various police departments.

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April 3 — Police charged an Allegheny County man with assaulting a woman last month at a Greenview Gardens apartment. The victim told police that the defendant, Sheldon L. Hile, 23, of Allison Park, slapped her several times in the face, according to charging documents. The woman suffered swollen lips, which were also cut, police said. Hile is charged with simple assault.

April 2 — Melissa D. Gamble, 42, of Butler, was charged with lying to police last month when she told them she was a victim of a carjacking in the area of East Cunningham Street. She claimed March 27 that a male had taken her car, and police issued a be-on-the-lookout for the vehicle.

During the investigation, police spoke to a witness, who reported seeing a woman, believed to be the defendant, earlier drive a car into a utility pole near the Rite Aid on South Main Street and drive away, according to court documents.

Police subsequently confronted Gamble with the information, documents said, and she admitted to making up the story for “various personal reasons.”

Later, police found the car parked on East Jefferson Street. The vehicle had front-end damage that was consistent with it hitting a pole, police said.

Gamble is charged with false reports to law enforcement authorities and hit-and-run.

8:38 p.m. March 29 — Missy M. Emerick, 32, of Butler, was arrested after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend during a domestic dispute on the 500 block of Bredin Street. She is accused of hitting the victim in the face and head and scratching him on both sides of the neck, according to court documents.

Police noted that while speaking to the man, he was bleeding from his lower lip. He also had scratches along his neck and a gash on the forehead. Additionally, his shirt was ripped.

Emerick was arraigned on a charge of simple assault, and she later was released after posting $2,500 bail.

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Saturday — Mark E. Shansky II, 41, was arrested on charges he assaulted his 41-year-old wife during a domestic dispute at their Rembrandt Drive home. Police said he grabbed her by the shirt and threatened to hit her, before she fled the home.

Shansky was arraigned on charges of simple assault and harassment, and he was released on $6,000 unsecured bond.

8:15 a.m. Friday — Angela N. Hilins, 34, of Butler, lost control of her car on snow- and slush-covered Route 422 east and struck a guardrail just before the Route 8 exits. She was not hurt but her car had to be towed. Police cited Hilins for driving too fast for conditions.

Friday — A number of items were stolen from two garages at a home on the 400 block of Preston Drive. The break-in happened between Thursday night and Friday morning. The stolen property included a Husqvarna chainsaw, a backpack leaf blower, two drills and other tools. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-285-9600.

Friday — An olive and black, 2019 John Deere utility vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of West Central Equipment on Route 8 south. The theft happened between 5:30 p.m. April 9 and 7:30 a.m. Friday. Anyone with information is asked to call police.

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10:59 p.m. Friday — Jaron McKissick, 39, of Mars, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after a traffic stop at North Garfield Avenue and Pittsburgh Street in Mars.

April 7 — An unknown suspect tried to use a 48-year-old Winfield Township woman’s credit card to make a fraudulent purchase. A police report provided no other information.

March 30 — Goldie M. Deal, 58, of Center Township, was charged with drugged driving stemming from a February traffic stop in Butler. Police said they stopped her about 12:15 a.m. Feb. 21 on the 400 block of West Penn Street.

Deal eventually was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test that showed she had several drugs in her system, according to court documents, including cocaine, amphetamine, clonazepam, methadone, gabapentin, aripiprazole and fentanyl.

In addition to driving under the influence of drugs, she is charged with failing to keep right, disregarding traffic lanes and careless driving.