JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police cited a Johns Creek teen March 13 after he had allegedly egged a home on Eastbourne Court and caused damage days before.
The resident said he found three window screens with egg-sized holes in them, according to the incident report. Two days later, a group of teenagers egged the victim’s front door and multiple windows and fled in multiple dark-colored SUVs, according to the report.
Police said it was likely the incidents were part of the Junior-Senior Wars, an annual tradition among local high school students in Johns Creek. Police also noted that other homes in the victim’s neighborhood were egged as well.
In the Johns Creek Police Department’s Facebook Live March 27, Lt. Debra Coble cautioned students about the consequences of participating in the series of pranks, like how it might affect the college application process.
“I will tell you if there is damage involved, they will be arrested, and it’s not worth it,” Coble said.
Coble also mentioned an incident from several years ago, outside of Johns Creek, where a teenage driver and passengers fled the scene of a target home and crashed the vehicle, resulting in a death.
“There’s just so much bad that can happen from this,” Coble said. “It only takes a second for things to go very, very wrong. So, please talk to your kids about not doing anything that’s going to mess up their lives.”
Other jurisdictions have dealt with incidents related to the Junior-Senior Wars.
On March 3, an Alpharetta man reported to police that a group of children set his front yard on fire and vandalized his garage door, causing $700 in damages. No suspects were identified.
Later that month, the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety issued a statement on Facebook, saying the Junior-Senior Wars took a “dangerous turn” and described the high school trend of…
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