Car barrels through 7-Eleven after driver throws merchandise at employees, CA cops say

A man plowed his car into a 7-Eleven after throwing merchandise at employees, California police said.

After causing a ruckus inside the Arcadia store on Thursday, Nov. 24, the man left, got into his car and “intentionally drove towards the front of the store,”, according to a Facebook post from the Arcadia Police Department.

Witnesses told police the man “accelerated toward the front doors where employees and customers were standing,” according to police.

Photos from police and the Arcadia Fire Department show the front doors of the business shattered, and the man’s Honda sedan sitting among the wreckage in the middle of the store.

Police said the man tried to flee but store employees and customers held him until officers arrived.

The man, from Monrovia, was arrested and is facing an attempted murder charge, police said. He is being held on $2 million bail.

Police said the incident is being investigated, and anyone with information is asked to called police at 626-574-5151.

Arcadia is about 15 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

This story was originally published November 25, 2022 at 12:11 PM with the headline "Car barrels through 7-Eleven after driver throws merchandise at employees, CA cops say."

Daniella Segura

McClatchy DC

Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.