🌱 Gino's Italian Restaurant After The Crash + Catch Last Santa Parade

Good Morning, everyone! It's Elaine Thompson, your host of the Round Rock Daily — back in your inbox, catching you up on what happened in town this weekend. Today's issue includes news about:

• Gino's Italian Restaurant re-opens; donations sought for injured employee.
• SWAT called to apartment complex.
• Customer complaints about AT&T service lines

But first, today's weather:

A thundershower in spots. High: 70 Low: 66.

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Here are the top stories today in Round Rock:

1. A vehicle crashed into Gino's Italian Restaurant on Saturday. The driver was not suspected to be intoxicated at the time of the incident, and is cooperating with authorities. Two people were sent to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and reported minor injuries. Among the injured was a server who is a mother of five; she suffered a broken leg and also required stitches. The restaurant owners are accepting gift card donations in support of their injured staff member. The restaurant will reportedly reopen today. (KXAN)
2. Round Rock Police and SWAT were called to an apartment complex on the 1500 block of South IH-35 on Saturday. An individual was barricaded and later, safely taken into custody. Authorities say this incident was isolated and posed no danger to the public. (KXAN)
3. On Friday, Round Rock Police Department and Bastrop County Sheriff's Office received concerns from AT&T customers saying that they could not make calls on the provider's non-emergency lines. 911 call services remained working, however, and in Round Rock, the problem was soon resolved. (Fox 7)

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Today in Round Rock:

• Run with Round Rock PD at Fleet Feet (5:45 p.m.)
• Cityview Women Christmas ($25-$30 tickets) at the Barn at Lone Oak Barn (6 p.m. - 9 p.m.)
• Jolabokaflod Celebration at Round Rock Library (6 p.m.)
• Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe at Saint William Catholic Church (6 p.m.)
• Conversational German - Advanced at Clay Madsen (7 p.m.)
• A Christmas Carol Classic Radiocast at Old Settlers Hall (7:30 p.m.)
• Standup Comedy at Bar Louie (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Round Rock Police Department is sending a friendly reminder to holiday shoppers: "🤝Use our Safety Exchange Zones to conduct person-to-person transactions from websites like Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. Simply proposing the police department as the meetup can be a deterrent to any criminals." Stay aware and safe, y'all! (Round Rock Police Department Instagram)
• Sam Bass Fire Department is having its last Santa Parade! The fire department is hosting its last Santa Parade of the year, Sat. Dec. 17. To view the map of the parade route and how to get instant notifications as the parade passes designated streets in your neighborhood, visit the event page here. (Sam Bass Fire Department Facebook)
• Do you want to give back this season? Operation Blue Santa is accepting toy and monetary donations now, and year-round. To view how you can contribute, check out all the details, here!

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Elaine Thompson

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