High schoolers spark good-natured Halloween prank war with local police
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Heflin, Alabama — Every Halloween season, when the sun sets in the small Alabama town of Heflin, the local students from Cleburne County High School toilet paper a few homes. But last month, they upped their game, toilet papering just about every business in town, too. "It's just fun," one teen told CBS News. "And then you don't get caught and it's like, this is fantastic," said another. It was fantastic until they made the mistake of hitting the headquarters of the Heflin Police Department.
AI Summary
Main Idea: Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughn joined a friendly Halloween prank war with Cleburne County High School students after they rolled his police station, turning the town-wide toilet papering into a shared community event.
Key Points:
- Students in Heflin, Alabama, have long toilet papered homes for Halloween, but last month they expanded the prank to nearly every business in town.
- After the police department was hit, McGlaughn replied on social media with a playful threat to roll the students’ houses back.
- The police department, with help from officers in other areas, then carried out its own toilet paper prank with parent permission.
- McGlaughn said the game keeps teens busy in a harmless way, and local businesses even joined in by giving out free toilet paper and cleanup help.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
The prank war could waste time, money, and cleanup work for police, schools, and small businesses if it spreads or gets out of hand.
Positive Impact
The Heflin Police Department and students turned a prank into a supervised, low-risk event that may keep teens busy and out of worse trouble.
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- Major:Cleburne County High Schooleducational / research institution
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- Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughnpersonPrimaryEvaluated
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