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There's been a series of damaged property complaints around Omaha, Nebraska recently . . . mostly damaged fences and walls. And it sounds like the perp was . . . THE KOOL-AID MAN. Sort of.
Apparently, there's a trend of kids mimicking the Kool-Aid Man by throwing themselves through structures on people's properties. There's even Ring camera footage of a few teens bursting through a fence.
Last week, sheriff’s deputies in Sarpy County issued criminal mischief citations to NINE kids, who they say ran and jumped into fences in various neighborhoods around the county. It's unclear how much the citations were for.
At least eight properties were hit, with an estimated damage of several thousand dollars per house.
It's unclear if this was a dopey idea by THIS particular group of teens . . . or if it's part of a broader social media trend.
(Here are some old Kool-Aid Man ads. And here's a sketch "SNL" did a few years back, where people try to STOP a trend of Kool-Aid Man destruction.) Image © 2022 Getty Images