The Creston Police Department reports one arrest and two incidents of theft from vehicles. Authorities say 48-year old John Pace, Jr., of Creston, was arrested Monday afternoon for Driving While revoked. He was later released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond.

A Creston resident reported to Police Monday morning, that sometime overnight Sunday into Monday, someone broke into their vehicle while it was parked in the 900 block of E. Summit Street. A wallet containing credit cards and checks, some vehicle documents, and a mask were stolen from inside the vehicle. There was also damage to the center console. The loss was estimated at $500. Another Creston resident reported Sunday morning, that someone had broken into their vehicle in the 300 block of N. Cedar Street. A wallet containing various personal documents was missing. The loss was estimated at $50.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A man suspected of fatally stabbing his roommate at their Ames apartment has pleaded not guilty. Story County court records say 55-year-old David Hunter entered the written plea Monday to a charge of first-degree murder. His trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 14.

Officers who responded to the residence around 6:10 p.m. Nov. 7 found an injured man later identified as 37-year-old Christopher Swalwell suffering from knife wounds. Police say he was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to a Des Moines hospital, where he died. The court records say Hunter told investigators that he was responsible for Swalwell’s injuries.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man has been imprisoned for setting a fire at the house he shared with his grandmother, killing her. The Des Moines Register reports that 32-year-old Ferid Hodzic was sentenced last month to 15 years. He’d pleaded guilty to arson and involuntary manslaughter. Court records say he poured gasoline onto combustible items on Jan. 9 and used a lit cigarette to ignite them. His grandmother, Naima Hodzic, was unable to escape the smoke and flames, and firefighters found her near the front door. The 83-year-old was taken to a Des Moines hospital and then flown to an Iowa City hospital, where she died Jan. 25.

Authorities say Ferid Hodzic changed his account of the fire several times, with his final explanation being that he ordered a sweatshirt online and became upset after it arrived because it was the wrong size.

(Radio Iowa) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren began her two-day campaign swing through Iowa by criticizing the New York billionaire who has just entered the race. “I am here on day two of Michael Bloomberg’s $37 million ad buy,” Warren said, to chuckles from the crowd. Warren suggests Bloomberg is making a high-stakes bet that “bags and bags of money” are all he needs to win. “I think Michael Bloomberg is wrong and that’s what we need to prove in this election,” Warren said, to cheers.

She said also “His view is that he doesn’t need people who knock on doors, he doesn’t need to get out and campaign with people, he doesn’t need volunteers and if you get out and knock on a thousand doors he’ll just spend another $37 million to flood the airwaves and that’s how he plans to buy a nomination in the Democratic Party.” Bloomberg has criticized the new “wealth tax” Warren has proposed for Americans with fortunes above 50-MILLION dollars. Bloomberg, who campaigned in Virginia Monday, argues the Democratic Party is at risk of nominating a too-liberal challenger who cannot defeat Trump.

“If Michael Bloomberg’s version of democracy wins…it’s going to be about which billionaire you can stomach going forward,” Warren said, “because believe me there are plenty of billionaires who think they should be president or at a minimum picking the president, but not me.” Ken Kennard of Ankeny applauded many of Warren’s remarks — and says he “wholeheartedly agrees” with Warren’s critique. “The money in politics is destroying democracy,” he said.

He added, “Who wants a person who can just buy an election and just swamp us with bumper-sticker slogans?” Pete Buttigieg campaigned in western Iowa Monday. During a campaign stop in Creston, Buttigieg said he’s always glad to see another mayor run for office — Buttigieg is mayor of South Bend, Indiana. But Buttigieg says there are three tickets out of Iowa on Caucus night, and he’s aiming to win one of them.