Crime & Safety

Several Incidents of Nerf Gun Wars In Waukesha: Police

In one incident teens were speeding through the residential area and popping out of the sunroof with super soakers.

WAUKESHA, WI— Waukesha Police responded to several reports of teenagers participating in nerf gun wars over the weekend.

In the first incident, police responded to Sunset Drive on Friday for cars being driven around by with no headlight. There were advised of car lights and moved a long.

Police responded on Saturday to a report of a group of juveniles running behind the apartment buildings at Grand and Collidge. They were pulling things out of the dumpster and also driving on the grass, the police log said.

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Police were called to a noise complaint on Saturday on Grand Avenue. A large group of people were in the lot playing loud music and driving around, the log said.

Most of the cars left when police arrived. The remaining people were told to keep the noise down and be respectful of others who live nearby, the log said.

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Also on Saturday, on Tenny Avenue, several teenagers were honking and yelling at each other. The caller told police there were lots of teens driving around and honking horns in the area of the school.

Another caller observed two cars racing each other side by side, a third car attempted to join the race.

The teens were all stopped and advised on reckless driving behavior and the dangers that it can pose. They were all cooperative and agreed to go their separate ways, the log said.

On Sunday, police responded to Heyer Dr. for teens speeding through the residential area and popping out of the sunroof with super soakers. They were racing through the lot at Heyer school and the surrounding neighborhood, the log said.

Police located the car at South High School. The driver and passenger told police they were playing nerf wars against the seniors. They denied popping out of the sunroof or racing up and down the street. Both were advised this is not acceptable behavior and to keep the nerf wars on foot, the log said.

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