Police in Creston arrested a man early this (Wednesday) morning for theft of a motor vehicle. 18-year-old Hunter Patterson, of Creston, was arrested at around 6:15-a.m. in the 300 block of N Vine, for Theft in the 2nd Degree. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5000 bond.

And, at around 12:30-p.m. Tuesday, 61-year old Kathy Irene Beemer, of Greenfield, was arrested in Taylor County, on a Union County warrant for Operating [a vehicle] without Owners Consent.  Beemer was transported to Union County Jail, posted a $2,000 cash bond, and was released.

Updated: Police in Newton have charged a man with first-degree murder, following a stabbing that took place Tuesday night at an apartment in Newton. Authorities today (Wednesday) said 33-year old Shane Romine Borrego, of Newton, allegedly stabbed 41-year old Randall Clark Mikesell, Jr., of Newton, after the men got into an altercation over property. Newton Police responded to the incident at around 7:19 p.m., Tuesday, in the 900 block of North 6th Avenue East.

Upon arrival, they found Mikesell Jr. unresponsive, laying on the ground and bleeding from his torso. He died at the scene.

Police in Red Oak early this (Wednesday) morning arrested a man wanted on a warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree. 36-year-old Joshua Andrew Fink, of Stanton was arrested at around 1:22-a.m. and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $1,000.

Red Oak Police report also, a two-vehicle, non-injury accident occurred Tuesday, in the 1300 block of N. 1st Street. Authorities say a 2014 Dodge van owned by Nishna Productions and driven by Katherine Biggs, was backing out of a parking spot at the Nishna Productions House at 100 E. Oak, when Biggs failed to see a legally parked 2018 Ford Fusion, owned by Randy Meek. When the van struck the car, the Fusion sustained $2,900 damage. No citations were issued.