CRIME & SAFETY
Sulphur Springs restaurant damaged by fire
El Charro restaurant was damaged by a fire Friday afternoon, just as employees were arriving to open for dinner. The fire was called in around 2:30 p.m. Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Fire Departments responded. Sulphur Springs Police assisted by blocking off College Street between Oak Avenue and Jackson Street to traffic.
Emory Police Department arrests convicted felon during campus protest
The Emory Police Department (EPD) arrested Derek Zika on the Emory University Quadrangle at 2:55 p.m. on April 28 during a pro-Palestine protest. Zika, who is not affiliated with Emory, was carrying knives and pepper spray when EPD arrested him. Additionally, police obtained a warrant to search Zika’s vehicle and found a hatchet, an axe and two knives inside a bag that also contained survival gear. EPD transported Zika to the DeKalb County Jail.
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