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Creston Police report (4/18): 2 thefts, 1 arrest

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April 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department says two thefts were reported over the past few days. Friday afternoon, a business owner told police someone took a chainsaw from his business (J&J Plumbing & Heating), at 211 S. Elm Street. The 20″ Jonsered chainsaw, which was taken sometime between 3:15-p.m. and 3:35-p.m. Friday, was valued at $503. And, Saturday evening, a resident in Creston reported sometime between March 16th and April 15th, someone took a fire ladder from an apartment at 301 W. Montgomery Street. The loss was estimated at $200.

Creston Police said also, 21-year old Todd Michael Murray, of Creston, was arrested over the weekend, on a charge of Driving While Suspended. Murray was later released from the Union County Jail on $300 bond.