Police in Creston today (Monday), report three arrests over the past week, including one person who was arrested twice on drug-related charges. Officials say last Tuesday, 28-year old Cody Vandel, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for a felony Controlled Substance Violation. Vandel was being held in the Union County Jail on $175,000 bond.  He was arrested again on Friday at the Union County Jail, on a Union County warrant charging him with Violation of his Pretrial Release associated with three, original counts of a Controlled Substance Violation.

Also on Friday, 29-year old Ashly Johnson, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Probation Violation – Failure to Appear. Johnson was being held without bond, in the Ringgold County Jail. And, on Sunday, 45-year old Skeet Miller, of Creston, was arrested on a Simple Domestic Assault charge. Miller was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting bond.

Creston Police said also, the Wal-Mart Store in Creston reported last week that sometime between 7:15-p.m. and 7:35-p.m. Monday (Jan. 11th), a woman entered the store and had several pre-paid debit cards loaded with funds, without paying for them. The loss was estimated at $2,300.