A Homeowner Caught Masked Teens Egging His Security Cameras—Now He’s Deciding How to Deal With Them
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Masks are supposed to make people harder to identify. This group of teens forgot that outfits talk just as loud as faces do.
One homeowner had grown used to seeing the same three early-teen kids riding an e-scooter up and down the street, swapping the same hoodie and sweatpants combo like a rotating uniform.
So when the same three masked figures showed up Friday night creeping around outside, the outfits gave them away instantly.
The homeowner was soon aghast when the teens started throwing eggs at his security camera. So when he ran outside to start chasing them off, it caught them completely off guard.
Now the homeowner is wondering how to prevent his property from getting vandalized again.
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rotten kids !
Neighbors had their kid and a couple other kids from the neighborhood egg my surveillance cameras and windows.
These kids have a reputation for being up to no good.
Normally there’s a group of 3 kids, early teens, hanging out riding an e-scooter up and down the street.
I see them wearing the awful lot of hoodies. They take turns. One wears the hoodie. The other wears the sweatpants.
He’s caught them on his surveillance camera multiple times.
Friday night I see three kids creeping up around outside. One’s wearing the hoodie. One’s wearing the pants.
It actually matches up with the normal surveillance footage of them riding around on the e-scooter earlier that day!
They walk up and down the street pumping each other up to do it.
Soon he catches them in the act.
They only got to throw a few eggs before I was outside screaming at them. I could tell I surprised the crap out of them!
Weekend’s been really quiet. Normally they’re outside making noise, inconveniencing all the other neighbors riding that thing up and down the street.
He begins to wonder how to take action against this tomfoolery.
A video in my city went viral of a kid riding an e-scooter getting stopped and ticketed for riding that thing on the sidewalk. I guess those things aren’t allowed in certain areas?
Anyways, my wife suggested next time they’re out there, to call the cops. Not sure if I should?
Throwing eggs is petty, next time it could be a rock or worse.
Freakin’ neighbors.
This sounds like a nightmare to deal with.
What did Reddit have to say?
One way or another, these kids need to shape up.
This commenter doesn’t think it’s likely the cops will take this seriously.
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This commenter claims to be missing some key info.
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These kids could get themselves in some serious trouble if they keep going down this path.
Wearing a mask doesn’t mean much when the rest of the outfit is basically a daily uniform. That’s the kind of foresight these teens are clearly lacking.
A few thrown eggs might seem minor on its own, but this homeowner is right that this type of nuisance does tend to escalate when left unchecked.
Scaring them off in the moment clearly worked, at least temporarily. But a temporary scare doesn’t guarantee accountability, and repeat behavior usually calls for something more than a loud voice on a porch.
These kids really need to learn their lesson.
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