These items have been collected from various police departments.

[naviga:h3]Butler Police[/naviga:h3]

Monday — Gavin S. Kelly, 21, of Butler was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Samantha Lipscomb, at his apartment on the 500 block of East Locust Street.

Lipscomb told police, according to court documents, that Kelly was intoxicated when he got mad at her and punched her in the left side of the face. Police said she had facial swelling and redness

Kelly was arraigned on a charge of simple assault and placed in the Butler County Prison on $5,000 bail.

[naviga:h3]Butler Twp Police[/naviga:h3]

9:20 p.m. Friday — A Venango County woman was hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Route 422 at Route 8 northbound. Shirley Hovis, 60, of Clintonville was treated at the scene for a minor injury.

The wreck happened when a sport utility vehicle driven by Kenneth Wigton, 72, of Butler struck the back of Hovis’ SUV.

[naviga:h3]Cranberry Twp Police[/naviga:h3]

7:30 p.m. July 21 — A 45-year-old Allegheny County woman was arrested on charges that she and two others tried to steal a shopping cart full of groceries at the Giant Eagle store on Route 19.

The suspect, 45-year-old Jennifer Schipani of McKees Rocks, told police that she and the others had planned to trade the $136.79 in merchandise, including meat, boxes of pop and laundry detergent, for heroin, according to court documents.

Police were called after an employee saw a man leave the store with a loaded cart. The employee yelled for him to stop. Instead, documents said, the man ditched the cart and ran to a car that was being driven by one of the other suspects.

The man got inside and as the car pulled away, the other suspect, believed to be Schipani, was seen running along side the car. The driver momentarily stopped long enough for her to get into the rear passenger seat.

A short time later, documents said, Cranberry officers learned that Franklin Park police in Allegheny County were chasing after the suspects’ car. During the chase, the male suspect jumped out of the car and ran off.

Franklin Park police eventually stopped the car and took Schipani and the driver, identified as Clara M. Bass, 38, of McKees Rocks, into custody. The women were subsequently turned over to Cranberry police.

While questioned by police, Schipani identified her boyfriend, Keith E. Tosadori, 36, of McKees Rocks, as being the other suspect, documents said. She also admitted the motive for the attempted grocery theft was drugs.

The trio, she recounted, according to a police affidavit, “all agreed to go to the Giant Eagle in Cranberry Township to steal groceries that they would then trade for heroin.”

District Judge Sue Haggerty arraigned Schipani, who has one prior shoplifting conviction, on misdemeanor charges of retail theft and conspiracy to commit retail theft. She was placed in the Butler County Prison on $5,000 bail following arraignment.

Franklin Park police charged Bass with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and seven traffic violations in connection with the chase. They also later arrested Tosadori and charged him with loitering and prowling at night, and disorderly conduct.

Bass and Tosadori, as of last week, have not been charged in the Cranberry incident. A telephone call to police was not returned Monday.

[naviga:h3]Butler County Drug Task Force[/naviga:h3]

Friday — William S. Stuteville, 27, of Butler was arrested in connection with an alleged drug deal in April in Butler’s Island neighborhood.

Stuteville is accused of selling crack cocaine to a police informant about 4:20 p.m. April 18. The $100 deal occurred on the 400 block of Negley Avenue.

The defendant was arraigned on felony charges of delivery and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $100,000 bail following arraignment.

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July 19 — Nathan R. Huber, 27, was charged with stealing his father’s garden tractor and lawn tractor from the family’s home on Hoon Road in Oakland Township.

The defendant, following the alleged theft in May, arranged to sell the tractors, valued at a combined $1,783, on LetGo, an online application used to sell personal property, according to court documents. Huber’s asking price was $130.

Huber was arraigned on felony charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and theft by deception. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail following arraignment.

July 19 — Christopher S. Walker, 26, of Slippery Rock was charged with having drugs and other contraband at his father’s home on Marigold Lane in Brady Township.

Walker’s father notified authorities and let police into his house. An ambulance crew was also there “in case of an overdose,” according to court documents.

Police said they awakened Walker, who was found near stamp bags and empty bags of suspected heroin, suspected crack and a crack pipe syringe. When the defendant stood up, troopers found additional stamp bags on the couch and the floor.

Walker is charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

5:20 p.m. July 15 — Two men were injured after they got into a fight at a home on the 300 block of Kelly Boulevard in Slippery Rock. Police charged the combatants — Derek S. Lowers, 24, and Jeffrey D. Gill, 54, both of Slippery Rock — with simple assault and harassment.

Lowers also is charged with disorderly conduct.

Police said both defendants admitted to throwing punches during the mutual fight. Lowers suffered a black eye, redness on the right side of his face and scratches on the neck. Gill had a bloody and cut right ear, bruising and redness to his face, and redness around his upper neck and jaw.

6:37 p.m. July 13 — Jennifer N. Perdue, 40, of Butler was arrested for felony shoplifting after she was caught allegedly swiping merchandise at the Giant Eagle store at Clearview Mall in Center Township.

An employee told police that Perdue, who has at least two prior shoplifting convictions, was stopped after taking $59.33 in merchandise, including batteries, nail polish remover and a candle.

She was arraigned on a felony count of retail theft. She is free on $1,500 bail.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Kittanning[/naviga:h3]

6:48 p.m. Sunday — A 29-year-old Kittanning man was arrested for drugged driving on Route 28 north at the exit 18 ramp in South Buffalo Township. He and a passenger, a 39-year-old Kittanning man, were caught with suspected crack cocaine and other contraband, according to a police report.

Police did not identify either man. Charges are pending lab results.

11:50 p.m. Friday — A 54-year-old Kittanning man was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after his vehicle crashed on Briar Hill Road in East Franklin Township. Police did not identify the suspect.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Punxsutawney[/naviga:h3]

July 24 — The state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement cited Gorillo’s on South Monroe Street for violating the state liquor law by selling more than 192 ounces of alcohol to one person in a single sale.

The alleged violation occurred July 4. An administrative law judge will hear the case.