Police in Creston say a resident of the community reported Tuesday morning, that she had been the victim of a phone scam. The woman said that sometime between June 28th and July 3rd, she was scammed out of $15,000. Authorities said also, 27-year old Matthew E. Thomas, of Creston, was arrested just before 3-a.m. today (Wednesday), for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. Thomas was later released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. And, Tuesday evening, 33-year old Vincent Ray Bentley, of Lorimor, was arrested on a Madison County Warrant for Violation of Probation, for which there is no bond until he’s seen by a Judge. Bentley was additionally charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Paraphernalia, the bond for which amounts to $1,300.

(7-a.m. News)