Crime & Safety

Duct Tape Prank Injures Motorcyclist in LCF

The tape was hung intentionally as part of a growing crime trend of people posting videos of duct tape pranks on YouTube, police say.

Clear duct tape that was hung along Oak Grove Drive in La Cañada Flintridge injured a motorcyclist on Wednesday night, according to the La Cañada Sun

The duct tape, which caused minor injuries to the driver, was hung approximately four feet in the air and police believe it was hung intentionally as part of a growing crime trend of people posting videos of duct tape pranks on YouTube, according to the report. 

Duct tape has reportedly been hung in other locations in the area. 

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