Alabama Cops Outsmart Students in Hilarious Toilet Paper Prank Payback
Police officers in Heflin, Alabama, carried out a coordinated “revenge” prank on local high school seniors this week after the department’s headquarters became the target of an elaborate toilet papering incident days before Halloween.
According to the Heflin Police Department, members of the Class of 2026 covered the police station, squad cars, and surrounding trees with toilet paper late last week as part of a senior tradition.
The department responded Tuesday night with a planned counter-prank aimed at several of the students involved.
Police Chief Ross McGlaughn confirmed that his officers, along with community volunteers, participated in the lighthearted operation.
“We know who you are and while you just put the PlayStation controller down for a week, we are children of the 80s and 90s who perfected this craft years ago,” McGlaughn wrote in a Facebook post detailing the event.
The chief said he and his team received parental permission before targeting three student homes.
To ensure the prank came as a surprise, McGlaughn misled the students by hinting that any police retaliation would take place on Halloween night.
Instead, the officers launched their operation two days early.
“Old school rules were put into place. We would park down the road and approach the target on foot,” McGlaughn wrote.
“Speed, surprise, and violence of action” were the guiding principles behind what he jokingly called the department’s tactical plan.