Creston Police say there were four arrests and two incidents of Theft were reported over the weekend. 57-year old Paul Lauer, of Winterset, was arrested at around 6:22-p.m. Sunday, following a traffic stop in Creston. Lauer was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $10,300. Just before 3-p.m. Sunday, 56-year old Scott Phipps, of Creston, was arrested for Domestic Assault. He was later released after posting $100 bond.

Saturday night, 50-year old Fred Still, of Ft. Dodge, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension, and, 29-year old Brandon Garner, of Creston, was arrested on a active warrant out of Clarke County. Still was released as ordered by the judge. Garner was picked up by Clarke County Deputies and transported back to Clarke County.

Sunday night, a man reported to Creston Police his property in the 200 block of S. Maple had been broken into. Some pieces of copper valued at $400-to $500 were stolen. And, a burglary was reported at a storage facility in the 17-hundred block of Highway 34. A lock on the unit had been cut and items including a tent and an awning, were reported missing. The loss was estimated at $450 altogether.

(7-a.m. News)