These items have been collected from various police departments.

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

Wednesday — Danny M. Bragg, 42, of Butler was charged with having marijuana and other contraband stemming from a call Oct. 6 for reported drug activity on the 300 block of Mercer Street.

Police found Bragg riding in a vehicle driven by a woman who had a suspended license, according to court documents. While at the vehicle, an officer noticed what appeared to be Chore Boy copper scrubber in the center console.

The defendant admitted that he had drug contraband and marijuana on him, documents said. He is charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Monday — David B. Ritter, 21, of Butler was charged with being more than twice the state’s legal limit for alcohol stemming from a hit-and-run crash last month.

Police said Ritter about 8:30 p.m. Nov. 28 failed to stop after his pickup truck struck the side of a building belonging to Wise Manufacturing on South Cliff Street. Officers found the defendant’s disabled truck in the middle of Walker Avenue near Center Avenue.

The truck, according to court documents, was also leaking a large amount of transmission fluid. Police said he eventually admitted that he had hit the side of the building.

Ritter subsequently showed impairment during field sobriety testing. He was taken to the station for a breath test that allegedly indicated his blood-alcohol level was 0.193 percent. In Pennsylvania, a level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated.

In addition to driving under the influence, he is charged with hit-and-run, failing to immediately notify police of an accident and reckless driving.

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

Tuesday — Johnnie M. Nagowski, 24, of Butler was charged in connection with a shoplifting incident last month at the Butler Commons’ Walmart.

Police said Nagowski and her mother, Nikole O. Tarr, 48, of Butler, failed to scan 32 items totaling $82.63 at the check-out aisle around 8:20 p.m. Nov. 4. The alleged theft was captured on surveillance video, according to court documents.

The defendant left the store before police arrived, apparently leaving the merchandise behind with her mother, who denied that she intended to steal anything.

Police later that night found Nagowski driving a car in Butler. She, too, denied stealing anything. Additionally, documents said, police learned that the defendant had provided them with two different names.

Nagowski, who has one prior shoplifting conviction, is charged with misdemeanor counts of retail theft, conspiracy to commit retail theft and false identification to law enforcement authorities. She also was cited for driving with a suspended license.

Police previously charged Tarr with misdemeanor counts of retail theft and conspiracy to commit retail theft.

[naviga:h3]Grove City Police[/naviga:h3]

2:11 a.m. Monday — Shane M. Johnson, 26, of Grove City allegedly threw a beer bottle at a store on South Broad Street in the business district. The bottle broke, police said, leaving glass fragments laying on the sidewalk.

Johnson kept walking, according to a police report, and left the glass pieces there. During their investigation, officers determined that the suspect was intoxicated and he was a danger to himself or others.

He was taken to the Grove City police station lockup and held there until he was sober. Police cited him for public drunkenness and scattering rubbish.

2 a.m. Sunday — Police said Cindy I. Shuffstall, 58, of Grove City was arrested for driving under the influence after she failed to use turn signals on South Broad Street. Police said her vehicle also drove over a curb and into a parking spot on the same street.

Shuffstall is charged with DUI, careless driving and three counts of making an illegal turn or not using turn signals.

[naviga:h3]Slippery Rock Police[/naviga:h3]

Tuesday — Police obtained an arrest warrant for Alan G. Coast Jr., 34, of Slippery Rock Township, on charges that he shoplifted soft drinks on several occasions dating back to last month at the Sheetz store in the borough.

Police said Coast is accused of taking the beverages on Nov. 1, 6, 21, 27 and 29, and on Dec. 3. The alleged thefts were caught on store surveillance video.

A repeat offender, the defendant is charged with multiple felony counts of retail theft.

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

Tuesday — Police charged Travis C. Sanderson, 29, of West Liberty after a neighbor’s supplies and components for outdoor model railroad and steam engines were taken Nov. 4 from the victim’s home on Church Road.

The owner later notified police, according to court documents, and told them that he had found his stolen property at a recycling company in Slippery Rock Township.

Police went to the company Nov. 6 and recovered surveillance video and a receipt linking Sanderson to the stolen property, documents said. He is charged with receiving stolen property.

Tuesday — George M. Graham, 53, of West Sunbury was charged with drunken driving in connection with a traffic stop last month in Brady Township. Police said he was stopped about 1:20 a.m. Nov. 22 for crossing the white fog lines three times on Route 8.

Graham failed field sobriety tests and police took him to the barracks for a breath test, which showed his blood-alcohol was 0.144 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

He is charged with driving under the influence and disregarding traffic lanes.

6:30 p.m. Sunday — Ronald J. Smith III, 41, was arrested after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend during a domestic dispute at their home on Oak Drive in Jefferson Township.

The victim told police, according to court documents, that Smith punched her in the face and head about eight times. He also is accused of shoving her into a couch and throwing her cell phone, which broke.

The woman recounted that she ran out of the house. The defendant followed her outside and allegedly punched her again in the face and head. The victim was able to get into her vehicle and locked the doors.

But while using a cell phone to call for police, documents said, Smith “grabbed (her) scarf and choked her through the car window.”

The woman, police noted, had a red mark along the right side of her neck.

Smith was arraigned on a felony charge of strangulation, a misdemeanor charge of simple assault and a summary charge of harassment. He is free on $10,000 bail.

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

Tuesday — Brandon A. Trumbull, 29, of Parker was charged with taking a 59-year-old woman’s pickup truck in October from her home in Toby Township. He allegedly took the truck without the owner’s permission about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 7.

Police said Trumbull subsequently got the pickup stuck in a nearby field. He returned to the victim’s home the next day, handed her the keys and told her where she could find the truck, according to a police report.

He is charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle.

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

Dec. 6 — The state police Bureau of Liquor Enforcement recently cited two Butler County bars for allegedly violating the state’s liquor law.

The Eau Claire Street Cafe & Sports Bar in Butler is accused of selling alcohol Oct. 21 to visibly intoxicated persons, according to a police report.

The Lyndora Hotel on Main Street in Butler Township on Aug. 29 allegedly offered alcohol as a prize, police said.

An administrative law judge will hear the cases.