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Police reports

The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts:

State police, Butler

July 20 — Joshua Dale Thomson, 41, of Portersville, was charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct after police said he climbed out of his bedroom window and jumped off a roof after being ordered to stay where he was. Police said he was imagining that there were people in his home with guns, and troopers responded to his home three times in a 24-hour period. He was committed to the county prison in lieu of $30,000 bail.

July 10 — Matthew D. Todd, 39, of New Castle, was charged with misdemeanors DUI and use and possession of drug paraphernalia after police stopped him on Mahood Road, Clay Township. Police said field sobriety tests showed he was impaired, and a THC vape pen was found on his person.

July 10 — Nicole A. Weltz, 49, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanor DUI after police stopped her on West Diamond Street in Butler. Police said field sobriety tests showed she was impaired.

July 10 — Michael G. Watt, 46, of Butler, was charged with misdemeanors drug possession and theft. Police said suspected marijuana, suspected gabapentin, smoking pipes, syringes, a digital scale and Chore Boy were found in his vehicle. Chore Boy often is used in the process of smoking crack cocaine. Watt also was charged with felony contraband and misdemeanor drug possession. Police said he was found with a bag of suspected methamphetamine when being processed at the Butler County Prison.

June 22 — Keith Robert Pack, 45, of Butler, was charged with driving under the influence and six summary traffic violations following a traffic stop on Sunset Drive in Center Township.

May 27 — Claudia Mari Montgomery, 27, of Butler, was charged with driving under the influence and three summary traffic violations following a traffic stop on Chicora Road near Tower Road in Summit Township.

May 27 — Tracey L. Phelps, 55, of Pittsburgh, was charged with her fourth driving under the influence offense after police pulled her over on Interstate 79 South in Cranberry Township after receiving multiple calls about a car traveling erratically.

April 26 — Ryan Ray Malave, 25, of Butler, was charged with driving under the influence, possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and a summary traffic violation following a traffic stop on North Pike Road in Jefferson Township. Marijuana and paraphernalia were found in his vehicle during a search, police said.

March 8 — Rena C. Bortmes, 53, of Karns City, was charged with driving under the influence and three summary traffic violations after the sport utility vehicle she was driving struck a tree and rolled over on Fairmont Road in Fairview Township. She was not injured.

April 21 — Ronald F. Gibson, 61, of Evans City, was charged with a misdemeanor count of defiant trespass for entering a property on Marie Lane in Forward Township after police said the property owner told him not to trespass.

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May 27 — Shaighn Jozef Justice Bobinski, 18, of Pittsburgh, was charged with theft of service after police said he refused to pay $104.80 of a $107.14 bill for a taxi ride.

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