A NEW viral TikTok trend known as “beaning”, where vandals hurl open cans of baked beans and ketchup at parked vehicles and homes, has brought about a police caution.
Police community toughen officers in West Mercia have recommended parents to “take a look at” on their youngsters’s social media following the spate of vandalism south of the village Wye.
“Beaning” vandals additionally empty or smear tins of baked beans over vehicles, driveways, home windows and entrance doors of homes.
PCSO Carol Marsh mentioned: “Oldsters, are you aware the place your kids are while they are not at home? Do you understand what they are as much as?
“Do you test their social media, especially TikTok?”
Teenagers ‘bulk buying’ tins of baked beans
Movies accompanied with the hashtag “bean bandits”, showing children vandalising other people’s homes with the British staple, have surged within the previous six months.
the rage triggered police in September to tell shopkeepers to be suspicious of teenagers showing an interest in “bulk buying” tins of baked beans.
West Yorkshire Police mentioned at the time: “if you happen to work in a store, please can you consider of youths shopping for large quantities of cans of beans.
“when you have kids living at home, please take into account in case you see them eliminating cans of beans from the family home.”
The social media craze additionally prompted Surrey Police to put in writing: “Native officials have won stories of incidents in Wonersh where beans and different meals has been poured onto residents’ front doors and vehicles overnight.
“The victims are understandably distressed through this unacceptable behaviour.”
Heinz UNITED KINGDOM has in the past expressed its dismay at youngsters placing their products to such use.
Nigel Dickie, a spokesman for Heinz UK, stated the corporate used to be “appalled” to look baked beans wasted on this means.
