{"id":224034,"date":"2026-04-08T22:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224034\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:43:08","slug":"young-hoodlums-gang-of-boys-caught-playing-real-life-frogger-in-central-florida-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224034\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Young hoodlums:\u2019 Gang of boys caught playing \u2018real-life Frogger\u2019 in Central Florida, sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 The Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office took to social media on Wednesday after a gang of young boys was caught engaging in mischief at a local park last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In a release, deputies said that the group of around 30 middle-school-aged boys \u2014 dubbed \u201cPG-13\u2033 \u2014 was spotted on Friday at Holland Park Pavilion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">At the time, they were seen playing \u201creal-life Frogger\u201d with moving cars, climbing a water fountain to access the roof, and tearing up the park lawn while riding e-bikes, deputies added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cNot to be outdone, the group also managed to break a changing table, proving once again that if you leave teenage boys unsupervised, they will absolutely find something to destroy,\u201d the release reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">[BELOW: Surprising discovery during Central Florida traffic stop in new bodycam footage]<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As such, the sheriff\u2019s office encouraged parents to ensure they know what their children are up to when they leave the house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cHolland Park is for picnics and play \u2014 not junior varsity parkour, demolition practice, or audition tapes for \u2018Impractical Jokers: The Next Generation,\u2019&#8221; the release concludes. \u201cIf you recognize your aspiring stuntmen, we encourage you to have a chat&#8230; before we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">No additional information about the incident or those involved has been provided at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 The Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office took to social media on Wednesday after a gang&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224035,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4717,28,30,29,2546,729],"class_list":{"0":"post-224034","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-flagler-county","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-florida-headlines","11":"tag-florida-news","12":"tag-strange-florida","13":"tag-traffic"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}