Posted on 02/06/2007 11:32:41 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
(CBS/ AP) DEER PARK, N.Y. That's going to leave a mark.
Five Deer Park, N.Y. teens have been arrested since October for "fence plowing," the latest rage among certain Long Island youths, according to Suffolk County police. The concept is simple: Pick out a fence, run toward it at high speed, and launch yourself like a missile to plow through the wood.
Another 10 fence plowing incidents are still under investigation in the Deer Park area, police said. The arrests were made after the suspects were caught on a surveillance camera installed by a home owner whose fence was plowed five times, police said.
The identities of the suspects were not made public. Along with bruises, the arrests could leave a mark on the suspects' permanent records: Police said some face felony criminal mischief charges.
Lt. Robert Edwards, commander of the Suffolk First Precinct in West Babylon, said the teens got the idea after seeing videos of other fence-plowing stunts on the Internet. He did not know if the teens in Deer Park posted any videos of the vandalism.
"They heard about it through other people who heard about and saw it on the Internet," Edwards told Newsday. "That's where they got the idea."
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The concept is simple: Pick out a fence, run toward it at high speed, and launch yourself like a missile to plow through the wood.
Fence plowing is an apparently new extreme sport, but is also destroying private property.
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It's a crazy world, man.... crazy world.
Perplexing....
I made my tagline when I saw this story.
4x4" set in cement on 12" centers, but concealed from the outside by the pickets.
Problem solved.
Sure glad we have chainlink fences.
That's Long Island for you!
Expanded metal mesh, screws and washers.
Ignition transformer.
It's like totally against the earth to have a fence man...
I've got electric...
I'd like to do something like MXC: Put up a wood fence but back it with concrete blocks.
"Wooohooo...we're gonna knock over this fen....OWWWWWWWWWW"
"10 fence plowing incidents are still under investigation in the Deer Park area, police said. The arrests were made after the suspects were caught on a surveillance camera installed by a home owner whose fence was plowed five times, police said.
The identities of the suspects were not made public."
Any guesses as to their sex? Anyone have ANY idea at all? :)
just put rebar on every third picket in the fence.
Those fences need some well placed nails.
Well...all righty then...
Somehow I just don't understand where that gets fun. I guess I'm getting old.
Well, with the added publicity of a few national news stories, I'm sure it'll pick up ;~)
I don't think so dear. It would mess up their hair.
I think this is a too much testosterone thing. ;~)
Behavior like this is strongly linked to the Y chromosome. ;)
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