New TikTok trend involving people tampering with lug nuts on cars

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https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/local-towing-company-warns-about-dangers-of-new-social-media-trend/

Local towing company warns about dangers of new social media trend
by: Ciara Speller
Posted: Sep 27, 2021 / 11:47 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 29, 2021 / 09:50 AM EDT

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Another social media challenge pushing the limits, this one loosening lug nuts on the wheels of cars.

Local police say the prank is being seen in their communities. A 22News viewer informed us that their family had fallen victim to this prank, which resulted in a wheel falling off while operating the vehicle.

22News spoke with Interstate Towing in Chicopee about the dangers of a trend like this. They also confirmed recently fixing loose lug nuts for drivers.

“This is not a joke, people can get seriously hurt or die,” said Operations Manager, Stephen Gonneville. “If a tire comes off and you’re driving at a highway speed bad things could happen. Somebody could hit a tree. Someone could hit a telephone pole, become maimed or fatally injured and it wouldn’t be good.”

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https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/imperial-beach-neighbors-wary-of-tiktok-lug-nut-challenge

Imperial Beach neighbors worried about Tiktok 'Lug Nut Challenge'
By: Michael Chen
Posted at 4:02 PM, Oct 08, 2021

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) - An Imperial Beach woman says she woke up to find the lug nuts on her vehicles tampered with.

A few months ago, a neighbor approached Tina Gil about a suspicious discovery outside their homes on Hemlock Avenue.

“He said that his lug nuts were tampered with,” said Gil.

Tina checked her own vehicles, a truck, and a car.

“On my vehicle, about three tires, and then, on my husband's vehicle, one tire,” said Gil.

She found missing lug nut covers and loosened lug nuts.

In the months since, Gil says at least seven vehicles in her neighborhood have been targeted.

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New TikTok trend involving people tampering with lug nuts on cars (Original post)	dalton99a	Oct 2021	OP
I'm really sick of the media referring to organized criminal attacks as a "trend"	Takket	Oct 2021	#1
They really need to go back to	multigraincracker	Oct 2021	#2
Tampering with a vehicle is a crime, not a prank.	LisaL	Oct 2021	#3
"Devious Licks Challenge", "Slap A Teacher Challenge", "Lug Nut Challenge" - they don't give a shit	dalton99a	Oct 2021	#7
It's the new overpass "prank," but with less risk for the criminal.	GPV	Oct 2021	#4
Sooooo	NCDem47	Oct 2021	#5
Good point	GPV	Oct 2021	#6
This going to get a Tik Tok-er shot. Stupid, stupid shit, and Tik Tok needs to shut it down or ...	marble falls	Oct 2021	#8
There will be a well-publicized shooting in Texas	dalton99a	Oct 2021	#9
And I wouldn't shed a tear	Polybius	Oct 2021	#17
This is the type of thing rednecks in my region do to "have fun." 🤬	SheltieLover	Oct 2021	#10
Lord	XanaDUer2	Oct 2021	#15
Yup	SheltieLover	Oct 2021	#19
Clearly Tik-Tok Is A Menace	Me.	Oct 2021	#11
Didn't the Biden Admin. put a hold on the TikTok sale to a US company?	Cattledog	Oct 2021	#12
Another recent TikTok 'challenge' was 'smack a teacher'. Assault is illegal.	CousinIT	Oct 2021	#13
We need more of the milk crate challenge	madville	Oct 2021	#14
I pity the fool I catch tampering with my car.	ZonkerHarris	Oct 2021	#16
Why are people SO AWFUL?	renate	Oct 2021	#18
Devolving.	7wo7rees	Oct 2021	#20

Response to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Oct 10, 2021, 09:45 AM

Takket (17,042 posts)

1. I'm really sick of the media referring to organized criminal attacks as a "trend"

This is at best vandalism and at worst attempted murder. We’re not talking about planking here. Words matter.

New TikTok trend involving people tampering with lug nuts on cars

1. I'm really sick of the media referring to organized criminal attacks as a "trend"

2. They really need to go back to

3. Tampering with a vehicle is a crime, not a prank.

7. "Devious Licks Challenge", "Slap A Teacher Challenge", "Lug Nut Challenge" - they don't give a shit

4. It's the new overpass "prank," but with less risk for the criminal.

5. Sooooo

6. Good point

8. This going to get a Tik Tok-er shot. Stupid, stupid shit, and Tik Tok needs to shut it down or ...

9. There will be a well-publicized shooting in Texas

17. And I wouldn't shed a tear

10. This is the type of thing rednecks in my region do to "have fun." 🤬

15. Lord

19. Yup

11. Clearly Tik-Tok Is A Menace

12. Didn't the Biden Admin. put a hold on the TikTok sale to a US company?

13. Another recent TikTok 'challenge' was 'smack a teacher'. Assault is illegal.

14. We need more of the milk crate challenge

16. I pity the fool I catch tampering with my car.

18. Why are people SO AWFUL?

20. Devolving.