DECATUR -- One of the most iconic symbols of Decatur, the D-7 train engine parked adjacent to Arkansas Highway 59, was damaged in an act of vandalism.
The incident took place around 7:15 p.m. June 22. An unidentified motorist flagged down Decatur police officer Joe Savage to report two juveniles breaking out windows in the train engine at the Decatur Depot.
Savage found one of the juveniles standing behind a rock pile near the Simmons plant unloading dock on Second Street across from the train engine. A second juvenile was found near the area a short time later.
The engineer's side window was shattered by a hard object police believed to be a rock.
Both youths were arrested and taken to the Decatur Police Department, where they were charged and later released to the custody of their parents.
Both youths will be charged with criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor which could carry a one-year sentence in a correctional facility and a $1,000 fine.
The cost to repair the damage has not yet been determined.
General News on 07/01/2015