Stolen Car + Egging + Report Of Orbeez Shots: Greenfield PD Logs

GREENFIELD, WI — A kid was walking in the 6000 block of Layton Avenue on April 6 around 7:30 p.m. when an SUV stopped and fired a toy Orbeez water bead gun or BB gun at him, the victim's mother told the Greenfield Police Department according to logs.

The kid was not injured and did not need medical attention, logs say. The victim reported seeing an SUV drive by with a teenage boy in the front seat holding a toy Orbeez style gun, logs said.

The encounter comes as a similar trend has hit other parts of the country in recent weeks. Authorities in New Jersey have investigated instances of the toy gel pellet guns being used in a viral "challenge."

Orbeez, the name brand for the manufacturer of the water gel pellets, are soft water balls that can be shot with special blaster guns that are often sold in department store toy aisles.

Here's a look back at other notable logs from the past week in Greenfield:

• A resident on the 4600 block of 47th Street told police on April 4 his house was egged overnight between 3:50 and 5 a.m., according to logs. Other homes in the area did not appear egged, logs said.
• A 911 caller told police he just watched a vehicle get stolen from a business parking lot on the 3900 block of 27th Street around 12:30 p.m on April 5, according to logs. The stolen vehicle was a Hyundai and the suspect vehicle was a Kia that was listed as stolen through the Milwaukee Police Department, according to logs.
• An employee of a restaraunt on the 4700 block of 76th Street told police around 7 p.m. on April 7 that a customer said his catalytic converter was stolen from his car in the lot, logs said.
• A resident came into the police station around 1 p.m. on Saturday to report a catalytic converter was stolen from her vehicle on the 7000 block of Coldspring Road between March 3 and April 10, according to logs.
• A resident on the 3700 block of Mangold Avenue told police his garage door was egged and a vehicle was heard fleeing the area around 9 p.m. on Sunday, according to logs.