(Updated) — The Creston Police Department reports 35-year old Beth Kulow, of Creston, was arrested Tuesday at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Kulow, the former Dean of Students at Southwestern Community College, in Creston, was taken into custody on a Union County warrants for charges that include Falsifying Public Documents, and three counts of Theft in the 2nd Degree. She was later released on a $5,000 bond. The charges were the result of a lengthy investigation into finances at SWCC. Kulow is accused of approving the use of school funds for private expenses including travel and her wedding. She resigned from her position in October.

A Winterset man reported to Creston Police, Tuesday, that his Aunt had cash taken from her purse while she was at a location on W. Prairie Street. The incident, which amounted to a loss of about $100, occurred sometime between Dec. 2nd and Dec. 4th. And, a Creston man reported to Police Tuesday morning, that sometime between Nov. 29th and Dec. 3rd, someone broke into his shop located in the 600 block of W. Montgomery Street, and took several tools. The loss was estimated at $2,000.