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Creston Police: 1 arrest, 2 break-in’s & one missing purse

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March 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department today (Friday), reports the arrest at around 3:45-a.m. today, of 30-year-old Christopher Cerda-Roma, from Lenox. Cerda-Roma was arrested at Oak and Montgomery Streets, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond at the Union County Jail, was set at $300.

Authorities say two incidents of vandalism and/or theft were reported over the past few weeks. On Wednesday (March 23rd), a man told Police his vehicle had been vandalized while parked near a fitness business in the 500 block of W. Taylor Street, in Creston. He said his driver’s side window was broken out, and a fitness card worth an estimated $200, was missing. On Feb. 13th, a person with the Smoke Shop in Creston reported the business was broken into. The loss from damage and missing inventory, amounted to slightly more than $2,387.

And, on March 21st, a woman reported to Creston Police that her purse went missing while she was at the Creston Walmart Store. The loss was estimated at $100.