Only minor injuries reported
One customer was hurt when a car crashed through the front of a local business last week. According to Ptl. Scott Brooks of the Howell Police Department a 71-year-old man drove his 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer through the front of the Pep Boys on Route 9 last Thursday afternoon. Brooks said the driver reported his foot slipping off the break and hitting the gas sending the car over the curb and through the window. Brooks said the crash damaged the windows and the framing as the driver also attempted unsuccessfully to back out of the building. The driver of the car was uninjured but a customer reportedly suffered a minor leg injury from flying debris and was taken for treatment at CentraState Medical Center. The store was temporarily …
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Pep Boys Auto Parts, Tires and Service
4204 Us Highway 9, Howell, NJ
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Suspect caught on video taking scanner
The Howell Police Department is seeking the public's help identifying a suspect seen on surveillance video taking a scanner from a local Walgreens store. Det. Anthony Romano said the store's video shows the suspect in the attached pictures taking the scanner from one of the registers before walking out of the store. The alleged theft occurred at 4:52 on the afternoon of Sept. 25. Romano said the scanner has an estimated value of $1000. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Romano at Police Headquarters at 732-938-4575 ext. 2879.
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Walgreens
1020 Us Highway 9, Howell, NJ
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John Hayes
2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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