11 charged in arcade burglaries in metro Atlanta inspired by social media trend

WSBTV2 ^ | 7/7/26

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The Gwinnett County Police Department said a series of burglaries at Urban Air Adventure locations led to the arrests of 11 people, all under the age of 21.

Police said there were seven incidents at Urban Air Adventure Park locations under investigation since June 4.

They believe they are connected to a social media trend encouraging people to break into businesses after hours to play arcade games and damage property.

Another four juveniles connected to the burglaries were also taken into custody for a total of 15 suspects.Amaury Armas Alvarez, 17 Andy Colunga Castillo, 17 John Stringer, 17 Angel Candelaria Garcia, 17 Christian Currin, 17 Fernando Ramirez, 17 Ahil Ibrahim, 17 Kareem Liftawi, 17 Daniel Chelnokov, 18 Ethan Mogilinedi, 18 Adam Ayres, 20

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[Governor Dinwiddie]

When I see these articles, I never see a perp nameed something like "Thurston B. Throckmorton" or "James Hancock Macgregor".

[Disambiguator]

It looks a lot like they all have the same stylist.

[T.B. Yoits]

Looks like a high school football team.

More like the young men's synchronized swimming team.

[T.B. Yoits]

ALOT OF FACIAL HAIR FOR THOSE IMAGES.

I wouldn't call it a lot, and for those who have facial hair, it looks like gay porn mustaches and neck beards.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

This is why kids need summer jobs.

Ok, I am partly joking, partly serious.

But if you have to clean up after other people who are stupid it tends to make you a bit less stupid yourself.

Put every one of these boys on trash duty for the next two months.

[Dacula]

21? They are nearly 18. Charge them as adults.

[EvilCapitalist]

This ain’t Scarlett O’Hara’s Atlanta.

[Organic Panic]

Looks like the biker gang in “Once upon a Time in Brooklyn”

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Send them to the therapist’s and schedule their sex transition surgeries.