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2 arrested on warrants in Creston

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December 31st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports two people were arrested recently on warrants, and a warrant was served on a jail inmate.

At around Noon last Thursday (Dec. 28th, 37-year-old Douglas Edward Woodward, III, of Afton was arrested at the Walmart in Creston. Woodward was charged on two Union County Warrants for FTA (Failure To Appear)  on an original charge Violation of No Contact/Protective Order-Contempt of Court. He was taken to the Union County Jail and held without bond while serving his remaining jail time. And, at around 11:30-p.m. Friday, 31-year-old Rogelio Olivera-Martinez, of Creston, was arrested at 112 Manor Drive. Olivera-Martinez was taken into custody on a Union County Warrant for FTA on an original charge Possession of Controlled Substance- Methamphetamine/1st Offense (an Aggravated Misdemeanor). Olivera-Martinez was taken to the Union County Jail and held on $1,000 cash-only bond.

At around 12:04-a.m., Saturday, Union County Jail inmate, 20-year-old Garrett Neal Thomson, of Creston, was served with a Union County Warrant for FTA on a charge of Operating while Under the Influence (OWI)/1st Offense. Thomas was being held on $1,000 cash-only bond.

Creston Police say also, a woman residing in the 600 block of Grand Avenue reported Friday, the rear window of her car was broken out. The incident happened sometime between 10-p.m. Thursday and 11:45-a.m. Friday. The loss was estimated at $250.