Crime & Safety
Car Crashes Into Front Of Donald Trump Themed Store In Easton
Officers say the car that crashed through the front of 'New England For Trump' had an anti-Trump bumper sticker on the back.
EASTON, MA — Police are investigating after a car crashed through the front of a Donald Trump-themed store in Easton Thursday.
The Easton Police Department shared a video on Facebook from inside the Washington Street store 'New England For Trump' around 5:10 p.m. showing a black Volkswagen Jetta smashing through the front window of the store and into the building.
Police say the Jetta narrowly missed an employee from inside the store, but that employee was not hurt.
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Photos from Brockton Enterprise photographer Marc Vasconcellos show multiple bumper stickers on the rear of the Jetta, including an anti-Trump sticker with a photo of him. The sticker has a Voltaire quote and a barcode on Trump's upper lip - likely a reference to Adolph Hitler.
The driver, later identified as a 46-year-old Raynham man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital before he was taken into police custody. Officials say he's expected to be okay and no one else was hurt.
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The store owner told police that hundreds of pieces of merchandise were damaged and can no longer be sold.
Police are still investigating the incident.
No additional information was immediately available.
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