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Texas man accused of crashing his car through a grocery store so he could use the bathroom

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Keane, I. (2026, September 28). Texas man accused of crashing his car through a grocery store so he could use the bathroom. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/texas-car-crash-store-bathroom-b3057592.html

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A 60-year-old Texas man crashed his SUV through the entrance of a Kroger grocery store in Rosenberg, Texas, at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday because the doors were locked and he needed to use the bathroom. The crash caused significant damage to the pharmacy area, including shattered glass and bent metal frames. Police arrested the suspect on criminal mischief charges. Social media users responded with humor about alternative options for emergencies like this one.

Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 27th, at around 4:30 AM in Rosenberg, Texas, a 60-year-old man intentionally crashed his vehicle into a closed Kroger grocery store because he needed to use the bathroom. The incident caused extensive damage to the pharmacy entrance and shattered glass on both sides of the double doors. Police arrested the suspect for criminal mischief shortly after. Rosenberg Police Department shared images showing significant metal door frame damage from the impact, with debris scattered inside and outside the store.

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Narrative

The unidentified 60-year-old man crashed his car through a Kroger grocery store just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday in Rosenberg, a suburb about 35 miles southwest of Houston, the Rosenberg Police Department said.

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2026-09-28 · The Independent

Texas man accused of crashing his car through a grocery store so he could use the bathroom · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Texas man was arrested after police say he purposefully crashed his SUV into a grocery store entrance — all because he needed to use the restroom. asserted

he → arrest → restroom

Department → crash → Houston

The driver allegedly plowed through the grocery store’s pharmacy entrance because he was upset the business was closed, police said. uncertain

police → plow → entrance

Police said the incident caused “extensive damage to the pharmacy entrance.” asserted

incident → say → entrance

“Further investigation revealed the driver needed to use the restroom and was upset the doors were locked,” police said. asserted

police → reveal → restroom

Photos show shattered glass inside and outside the building from the two automatic doors the car plowed through to get inside. asserted

car → show → doors

The metal door frame was also bent out of shape from the crash. asserted

frame → bend → crash

The car was stopped just inside the store, parked next to a Halloween candy display. asserted

car → stop → display

“I guess when you gotta go, you gotta go but we strongly advise finding a store open for business … to do your business,” police wrote on Facebook. asserted

police → guess → Facebook

Social media users also poked fun at the incident. asserted

users → poke → incident

“Pokemon machine is marked safe,” one Facebook user commented. asserted

user → mark → ?

Another chimed in, “Until they find out the restrooms are at the other entrance.” “There’s literally a 24hr 7-Eleven right around the corner from there,” another user noted. asserted

user → chime → corner

Authorities told FOX 26 that the suspect was a 60-year-old man and that he had been arrested on criminal mischief charges. asserted

he → tell → charges