From: uniquemachine@air1.net
Date: Sat Apr 20 2002 - 12:34:31 PDT
This is not cool for us that have great pride in our MV's
>
>Heard anything about this?
>Please keep all windows rolled up when stopped at traffic lights, as only
>cars with windows down are being targeted. Groups of teenagers have been
>caught, in alarming numbers, playing a new and dangerous game called
>Spunkball. !
>
>Spunkball consists of a group of teens in a car pulling up to a stoplight,
>and looking around for a car stopped near by with an open window. When one
>is spotted, the teens shout, "Spunkball", and throw a gasoline soaked rag
>that has been wrapped in aluminum foil through the open window.
>
>On the outside of the foil attached a small firecracker, with the fuse lit.
>When the firecracker explodes, it shreds the foil, and the rag is ignited,
>causing a large flame that may catch the interior of the car on fire.
>
>Spunkball playing has already claimed two lives, caused uncountable
>injuries
>due to burns, and caused thousands of dollars in damage to automobiles.
>The
>best defense, say authorities, is to keep all windows rolled up when
>stopped
>at traffic lights, as only cars with windows down are being targeted.
>
>If you are at a red light and hear a shout of "Spunkball", and notice
>something come flying in your window, the best thing to do is to have all
>passengers immediately exit the vehicle. DO NOT try to retrieve the
>object,
>as it will ignite once the firecracker explodes.
>
>PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT.
>
>Bea Maggio, FCLS Allstate Insurance Co
>
>
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