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5:19 a.m. Saturday — Stephen S. Schweiger Jr., 24, of Butler was arrested after he allegedly entered his girlfriend’s apartment without her permission.

Police were called to Ashley Humble’s home in the 400 block of Negley Avenue for a reported burglary in progress, according to court documents. When officers got there, they found Schweiger walking around the back of the house.

He told police that he and Humble, his girlfriend, had been arguing because she would not let him inside. So, documents said, he crawled in through the basement window, which he also damaged.

Humble didn’t want him there, police said, because she believed he was drunk. He had been at her home earlier that night, she recounted, and vomited on her back porch.

Police noted while speaking to the defendant, they smelled a “strong odor” of alcohol coming from him. He also appeared to be intoxicated.

According to a police affidavit, as Humble “was getting ready to go to bed Schweiger appeared in her bedroom.”

The defendant was arraigned on a felony charge of trespass and summary charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $2,500 bail following arraignment.

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Wednesday — Police reminded residents to secure all windows and doors at night and when not at home, in the wake of a pair of burglaries last week on Wyncrest Drive.

The overnight break-ins were discovered and reported Friday. Police said it appeared burglars in each case entered the house through the garage. Once inside, the crooks stole a number of unspecified items.

Anyone with information about the Wyncrest burglaries is asked to call police at 724-285-9600.

12:30 a.m. Wednesday — Matthew E. Maire, 27, of Lyndora was arrested for suspected drunken driving after police stopped him pulling into the parking lot at the Super 8 motel on Route 8 south.

Officers were already at the motel investigating an unrelated incident when they spotted Maire, who later failed field sobriety tests. He was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test. Toxicology results are pending.

Maire was arraigned on a charge of driving under the influence, and placed in the Butler County Prison on $2,500 bail. He also is being held on a parole violation.

Tuesday — Police charged Bobbi Lee Rankin, 23, of Renfrew with being more than twice the legal limit for alcohol stemming from a traffic stop last month on Whitestown Road. She was pulled over about 11:20 p.m. April 30 following a reckless driving complaint.

A blood test subsequently showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.192 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

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

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9:15 a.m. May 24 — A crash involving two Erie County motorcyclists on Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township left one of the men badly injured.

Duane E. Churchill, 68, of Erie was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh with apparent serious injuries. He also was cited for causing the wreck.

Police said Churchill was driving a Harley-Davidson Road Glide as he came upon southbound traffic that was backed up because of a prior accident. He slowed down but he was unable to stop in time before hitting the back of a Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited.

The collision caused Churchill to lose control of his bike, according to a police report, which rolled over multiple times. The other driver, Joseph R. Georgal, 71, of Fairview, was not injured. Both bikers were wearing helmets.

Churchill’s condition was not known this morning. Police ticketed him for driving at an unsafe speed.

May 24 — Chance M. Smith, 19, of Summit Township was charged with drunken driving stemming from a March traffic stop in Summit Township. The teen was pulled over about 7 p.m. March 24 for speeding on Route 422 near Bonniebrook Road.

In the car, which was clocked going 81 mph in a 55 mph zone, were 10 cans of beer, according to court documents.

A breath test showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.067 percent. Under state law, drivers younger than 21 who have a level of more than 0.02 percent are considered to be legally intoxicated.

Smith is charged with driving under the influence by a minor, underage drinking, minors prohibited from driving with any alcohol in their system, speeding, careless driving and not wearing a seat belt.

May 24 — Police charged a Venango County woman with having two empty stamp bags of suspected heroin last month in Allegheny Township. The alleged contraband was found May 14 in her purse in a vehicle belonging to a relative.

The suspect, Kaylee Jo Boyer, 26, of Kennerdell, is charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

May 24 — Michael S. Rinehart, 41, of Oakland Township was charged with having suspected drug contraband in connection with a 2015 traffic stop in Summit Township.

A consent search of Rinehart’s car turned up a marijuana pipe in his pocket, court documents said. A taillight that was not working was the reason police said they stopped his car on Bonniebrook Road about 10:30 p.m. June 16, 2015.

He is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and the lighting violation.

May 21 — Ernest C. Weaver Jr., 51, of Clay Township was arrested for driving under the influence in Clay Township. Police said they stopped his pickup truck after he failed to use his turn signal at Kelly and Claytonia roads.

Weaver, who reeked of alcohol, appeared to be impaired and he later failed field sobriety tests, according to court documents. A breath test subsequently showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.114 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

In addition to DUI, he is charged with careless driving and not using turn signals.

May 17 — Sometime overnight someone damaged a vehicle parked at 180 Main Street in Karns City. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-284-8100.