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Police Reports – Butler Eagle
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Police Reports – Butler Eagle

The following items were collected from various police stations:

Adams Twp

Oct. 8 — Raymond J. Vinson, 59, of Valencia, was charged with misdemeanor counts of driving with a suspended license and habitual offender related to an Aug. 26 theft investigation. Police said while reviewing security footage, they saw Vinson driving into the Sheetz parking lot. Police said they know Vinson’s license is suspended and he has been designated a habitual offender. Police said Vinson also stole a 15-pack of beer valued at $13. Police added a summary offense of retail theft to his charges.

Butler

Oct. 9 — Dawn D. Kummer, 53, of Butler, was charged with felony counts of theft and possession of stolen property in connection with the Sept. 10 incident at the Sheetz on Center Avenue. Police said Kummer went through a woman’s purse while she was babysitting her children and allegedly stole money and hid the purse in one of the store’s coolers.

Oct. 8 — John E. Kuhn, 65, of Butler, was charged with felony drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia related to a Sept. 1 public intoxication complaint on Walker Avenue. Police said when they found Kuhn, he began digging through his pockets. Police said they searched him and found him in possession of three stamp bags containing suspected heroin or fentanyl and a glass pipe.

Oct. 8 — Anthony C. Carben, 50, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct in connection with an Oct. 8 incident on West Pearl Street. Police said that in front of the officers, Carben was yelling at a woman who called 911 about him. Police said he yelled racial slurs at her children and called the woman derogatory names. Police said they advised Carben to stop yelling and stay with them while they investigated. Police said Carben tried several times to leave the area to go to his apartment. Police said when they confronted him about his attempts, he took an aggressive step toward officers, forcing them to the ground.

Butler County detectives

Oct. 8 — Dartavion A. Johnson, 19, of Butler, was charged with aggravated battery by a prisoner and two counts of making terroristic threats in connection with a Sept. 27 incident in the Butler County Jail. Police said Johnson threatened to hurt a guard several times and spit on the guards.

Oct. 8 — Sarah L. Rodney, 39, of Mars, was charged with a misdemeanor count of falsifying a urine test in connection with an Oct. 3 investigation by her probation officers. Police said Rodney stored clean urine in a vial and tried to use it during a routine test.

State Police, Butler

Oct. 17 — Keilynn A. Shaffer, 37, of New Kensington, was charged with felony DUI in connection with an Aug. 22 car accident in Connoquenessing Township. Police said Shaffer was hospitalized following the crash and a subsequent blood test showed fentanyl in her system.

7:19 a.m. Oct. 14 — Police responded to a single-vehicle accident on Waldron Avenue in Evans City. Police said a garbage truck hit a tree branch, which knocked down a power line. Police said the driver was not injured and drove the truck from the scene.

6:29 a.m. Oct. 11 — Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township. Police said Morgan E. Griffith, 28, of Sharon, struck a dead deer, which forced it off the road and overturned the vehicle. Police said Griffith was taken by ambulance to a hospital in New Castle.

5:39 pm Oct. 10 — Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 422 near its intersection with Route 68 in Summit Township. Police said Robert S. Morrill, 58, of Evans City, was speeding when he rolled his vehicle onto its passenger side and struck a utility pole.

3:47 p.m. Oct. 10 — Police responded to a single-vehicle accident on North Main Street Extension in Center Township. Police said an unknown driver struck a building and fled the scene.

Oct. 7 — Robert P. Romine, 48, of Pittsburgh, was charged with felony DUI related to a Sept. 19 report of a disabled vehicle. Police said initial checks revealed an active warrant for Romine’s arrest. Police said field sobriety tests showed Romine was impaired and a subsequent blood test showed buprenorphine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Oct. 7 — Ferdinand C. Heckathorn, 34, of Pleasantville, was charged with felony DUI and resisting arrest related to a June 13 traffic stop on Route 8 in Slippery Rock Township. Police said when they asked Heckathorn to perform field sobriety tests, he refused to get out of the vehicle. Police said officers had to remove him from the vehicle and Heckathorn refused to perform field sobriety tests. Police said Heckathorn resisted arrest. A subsequent blood test showed marijuana in his system.

Oct. 7 — Daniel P. Villaire, 65, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor theft in connection with an Aug. 10 report of a man throwing trash into a dumpster and urinating in public outside the Dollar General in Brady Township. Police said the store manager saw Villaire throw his personal trash into the store’s trash can. Police said that after they told him to stop, Villaire went to his car, got his dog out of the car, walked around the trash can and started urinating.

5:15 p.m., Oct. 1 — Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 228 near its intersection with Victory Road in Clinton Township. Police said both vehicles were stopped at a traffic light in the same lane. Police said Philip A. Myers, 37, of Kittanning, began driving forward while the vehicle in front of him, driven by Dustin J. Mochanski, 52, of Sarver, remained stopped. Police said Myers’ vehicle struck Mochanski’s rear. No injuries were reported at the scene, but Myers’ vehicle needed to be towed.

State Police, Kittanning

5:15 p.m. Oct. 12 — Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 422 in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County. Police said Erin S. Oluschak-Ray, 55, of Butler, struck a guardrail while changing lanes in a construction zone. Police said Oluschak-Ray was not injured in the crash.