EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A social media trend is prompting repeated break-ins and trespassing at Adventure Zone, a permanently closed business in El Paso, leading to multiple arrests, according to the El Paso Police Department.
Police said the department recently responded to four separate trespassing incidents at the property.
The incidents resulted in arrests and a range of charges, including criminal trespass, burglary of a building, and evading arrest or detention.
According to the El Paso Police, these are the four incidents resulting in arrests.
In Incident 1, police said three adults and three juveniles were involved. The listed charges were criminal trespass and evading arrest or detention.In Incident 2, police said five adults were involved. The listed charges were burglary of a building and evading arrest or detention.In Incident 3, police said one adult was involved. The listed charge was criminal trespass.In Incident 4, police said five adults were involved. The listed charge was criminal trespass.
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El Paso police arrest multiple suspects for trespassing, burglary at Adventure Zone (Credit: El Paso Police Department)
EPPD warned that participating in online challenges that involve trespassing, illegal entry, or property destruction can carry serious legal consequences, including felony charges.
The department also urged parents and young people to treat these incidents as crimes rather than pranks and asked the public to report suspicious activity around closed commercial properties to law enforcement.
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