Some local teens were caught around 11pm on Halloween night
outside of a house on Cherry St . “It looked like they were egging the house,”
said officer King. The teens were
released immediately when the officer discovered they were using cotton balls
instead of eggs.
“Technically they were trespassing and littering, but
considering it was Halloween and they were actually throwing cotton balls
instead of eggs to egg a house, I just let them carry on,” officer King
continued.
The four teens had to stand within 3 feet of the house;
otherwise the cotton balls would not hit the house. Scientists state that with their arm velocity
and body mechanics, they would have been able to stand 63 feet and 8 inches
away from the house if they had been using eggs.
The homeowners (who have chosen to be kept private) were not
awoken by the sound of the cotton balls against their home. They were pleased eggs were not involved but
have requested that the cotton ballers come back to clean up the mess before
their dog, Avery, chokes on them.
