Tuesday, June 16

Accused of theft

A Portland woman was arrested Friday for allegedly shoplifting.

Toni L. Ward, 40, 202 ½ N. Meridian St., Apt. 208, was arrested by Portland police for theft, a class D felony.

She is accused of stealing furniture polish from Dollar General, 220 W. Lincoln St. Value of the item was $4.

Ward was released from the Jay County Jail Saturday on a $3,000 bond.

Arrested on felonies

A Pennville woman was arrested on felony charges on Monday.

Jenny L. McCollum, 22, 195 E. Pleasant St., was arrested by Pennville police on charges of driving while license suspended and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, both class D felonies, and violating the conditions of her pretrial release.

The violation was filed by the Jay County Probation Department and a warrant for her re-arrest was issued Monday.

Information on McCollum's arrest was not available this morning.

She was being held in the Jay County Jail this morning with no bond set.[[In-content Ad]]