Teen Burglar Loses Finger in Aborted Tire Store Theft

Published: July 30, 2012

WPMI-TV in southern Alabama reported that a young Pensacola, Fla., tire shop burglar "lost a finger in the act and needed the help of Escambia County Sheriff deputies to find it."

Police said the 15-year-old tried to jump an eight-foot high fence topped with barbed wire at J&J Tire and Service Center Towing in early hours of July 26, severing one of his fingers in the act.

Two passing girls heard the teen screaming and called for an ambulance. Police said that when the EMS arrived, they started a search for the missing digit, which they were able to locate. The teen and his finger were then rushed to the hospital.

There was no word on the youth’s condition, but the tire store is pressing charges nonetheless.

RNR Tire Express honors the legacy of franchisee Richard Rose

Rose was posthumously awarded with the franchise’s second-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 20, 2024

RNR Tire Express (RNR) recently closed out its annual franchise conference, where it honored the legacy of Richard Rose, who it considered one of its “trailblazing franchisees.” Rose was posthumously awarded with the franchise’s second-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

Members of the Rose family were in attendance at the conference to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award on Richard’s behalf. Rose's two sons will continue to operate their father’s franchise locations in Virginia and ensure his legacy continues within the RNR system and throughout the communities he services, RNR Tire Express said.