The Creston Police Department reports 30-year old Christopher Woolums, of Creston, was arrested Friday evening. Woolums was taken into custody for Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd offense, and Driving While Suspended. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $5,000.

Authorities said also, two thefts were reported over the past few days. Friday afternoon, a man residing in the 1000 block of Crest Drive, reported that sometime between 10-p.m. Thursday and 8:30-a.m. Friday, someone broke into the trunk of his vehicle and stole a jewelry box containing numerous pieces of jewelry. The loss was estimated at $5,000. And, early Saturday morning, a man residing in the 400 block of W. Monroe, in Creston, reported that his vehicle had been broken into sometime between 3:55-and 4:25-a.m., Saturday. A Smith and Wesson compact handgun with a laser sight was stolen. The gun was valued at $400.