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Police Reports

The following are from various police departments:

Nov. 22, 11:19 p.m. — Cathleen Piche, 43, of Butler drove her car into a utility pole in the parking lot of Lyn-Mar Plaza. Piche told police that she did not see the pole. The car sustained heavy damage and had to be towed and the accident is still under investigation.Nov. 22, 10:54 a.m. — A 17-year-old boy drove a car into the hillside while driving on Litman Road. The boy was uninjured, but the car had to be towed away.Nov. 21, 2:04 p.m. — James A. Glass, 49, of Butler was charged with harassment after allegedly grabbing a victim's arm, causing bruising.Nov. 21, 12:48 a.m. — Alicia Metzger, 43, of Butler drove into a utility pole while driving north on Old Plank Road. Her vehicle was towed, and she was not injured.Nov. 20, 5:24 p.m. — Diane Galla, 48, of Seneca struck another vehicle while driving south on Meridian Road. Galla made a short left turn onto McCalmont Road and hit another vehicle driven by Angela Cardenas, 40, of Renfrew. Nobody was injured, but Cardenas' vehicle had to be towed.Nov. 20, 2:05 p.m. — Robert Jerich, 51, of Butler was arrested and charged with public drunkenness after a worker at Triangle Gas allegedly said Jerich came into the store “highly intoxicated.”Oct. 29, 5:55 p.m. — Jordan Heim, 24, of Cranberry was charged with harassment after his girlfriend was confronted about social distancing by the victim in the case. According to a police report, the 53-year-old female victim was in line at a pharmacy when she confronted Heim's girlfriend about social distancing. Heim allegedly pushed the victim in the shoulder.Oct. 15, 1:40 p.m. — Three boys were caught smoking marijuana in gym class at Butler Intermediate High School. Two of the boys are 14 years old and the other is 13 years old.June 11, 4 p.m. — Larry W. Schmidt, 45, of Cabot was charged with theft of lost property after a Walmart customer reported a stolen wallet. The customer said they forgot their handbag in a shopping cart after using it for shopping.

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