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Car goes into Munson's Chocolates store in Glastonbury: Police

Police said that no injuries were reported and that the driver was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Credit: Glastonbury Police Department

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — Officers are investigating after a car went into the front entrance of the Munson's Chocolates store in Glastonbury Monday afternoon, the town's police department said.

Police, along with the fire department and a medical crew, arrived at 2:45 p.m. to the store in the Somerset Square shopping center on Glastonbury Boulevard for a report of a car that went into the building. 

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Officers found a white Buick sedan inside the store that was driven by a 76-year-old man. Police determined through a preliminary investigation that the car drove over the sidewalk and went into the front entrance of the store, which was open for business at the time.

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Police said that no injuries were reported and that the driver was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

The car was removed from the store after a Glastonbury building official evaluated the building for any structural damage, according to police. Officers said that the property management also worked to secure the storefront.

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There is currently no information on the cause of the crash or when the store will be reopened at this time.

Sean Humphrey is a Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at shumphrey@fox61.com. 

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