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Creston man arrested on burglary, assault & other charges

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April 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports four weekend arrests. At around 4:18-a.m., Saturday, 24-year-old Joseph Lee James Eblen, of Creston, was arrested on charges that include Driving while Barred, 2 counts of Violation of No Contact Order, Burglary 1st Degree-Bodily Injury, and Assault while Participating in Felony. Eblen was being held in the Union County Jail on a $32,600 cash or surety bond.

Saturday night, Creston Police arrested 38-year-old Douglas Edward Woodward III, of Clearfield, on a Polk County Warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree-FTA (Failure to Appear) for Arraignment. Woodward was being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,000 cash-only bond, while awaiting extradition to Polk County.

Sunday evening, 71-year-old Oliver Stephen Davis, of Creston, was arrested at his residence for Reckless Use of Firearm. Davis was cited and released from the scene on Promise to Appear (in court). And, Sunday night, 46-year-old Dennis Gerald Tyler, of Creston, was arrested at the intersection of Mills and Lincoln. Tyler was charged on Public Intoxication and Interference with Official Acts. He was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $600 cash or surety bond.