(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report two arrests: On Monday, 22-year-old Alejandro Zafra Jimenez, of Ames, was arrested at the Creston Walmart. Jimenez was charged with Theft 5th. He was cited and released from the scene; and, late Friday morning, 40-year-old Mark Anthony Weems, of Creston, was charged with two Union County Warrants for Burglary 3rd Degree, and Theft 2nd Degree. Weems was being held in the Union County Jail.

There were several incidents reported to Creston Police over the past couple of weeks:

• On May 19th, a Corning woman said that her 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe was damaged while sitting in the Walmart employee parking lot. Damage estimate $1,000.
• On the 26th,a Creston woman residing in the 400 block of N. Maple Street, reported that sometime between May 25th and 26th, her 2008 Chevy Silverado was damaged while sitting in front of her residence. Estimated loss $600; and, a Creston woman in the 500 block of W. Mills Street, reported between 10:30am and 6pm, someone stole a Pink Woman Bike that was leaning up against the deck. Loss estimate $150.
• And, early Monday morning (May 29), a woman residing in the 1300 block of E. Howard Street, in Creston, reported that two people had cut a window screen to gain access to her residence. $60 in cash taken from a wallet. All other items were dropped as the thieves were chased out of the residence.