(Creston, IA) – The Creston Police Department reports two women were arrested on separate charges, Saturday. Authorities say 46-year-old Brenda Ellen Williams, of Creston, was arrested Saturday morning for Theft in the 5th Degree  – Possession or Control/Under $300. She was cited and released from the scene on a promise to appear in court. And, late Saturday Creston Police arrested 36-year-old Robyn Liane Blazek, of Prescott, for OWI/1st Offense.

Authorities say Blazek was driving a 2024 Chevy Traverse (SUV) southbound on S. Maple Street at around 7:20-p.m., Saturday, when her vehicle struck a trailer parked on the side of the road. Blazek took-off from the scene. Her vehicle was located a few blocks away. Police say the woman returned to the scene shortly thereafter. She told police she had been looking at her phone when the accident occurred. Officers observed Blazek has an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from her breath, that she admitted to drinking, and had bloodshot/watery eyes. The police report says Blazek refused all testing before she was taken into custody.

Blazek was transported to the Union County Jail and later posted a $1,000 cash-only bond before being released. Damage from the collision amounted to a police-estimated $6,500 altogether.