California, USA — A 16-year-old Thousand Oaks girl is now suffering from severe injuries after she fell from the back of a pickup truck and was dragged by another vehicle for 100 feet. The incident was as a result of a prank by the 16-year-old and five other TEENagers, who vandalised a home with eggs and paint balls, reportedly in retaliation for the egging of another home earlier in the evening, authorities said.

The TEEN was taken to Los Robles Regional Medical Centre for treatment shortly after the incident which occurred sometime after midnight. Thousand Oaks police officials said that she has since been moved to another hospital for further treatment.

It was reported that the girl fell onto the pavement when the pickup truck pulled away from the home. A car immediately behind the pickup then ran over the girl and dragged her for some time until the 16-year-old male driver realised what had happened and stopped, police said.

All of the TEENs are 16 or 17. They were not identified because they are minors.

Fake Facebook party

Sydney, Australia — A 17-year-old Sydney boy is now behind bars after allegedly assuming the identity of a TEEN girl to spread invitations to her birthday party on Facebook.

A Chatswood schoolgirl was forced to cancel her birthday invitation which she posted on Facebook after more than thousands of people registered to attend. It was reported that the boy recreated her original invitation, posting the girl’s name, home address and mobile phone number on Facebook. In a day, more than 200,000 people registered to attend the party.

After his arrest, police seized two of his computer hard drives. He has since been charged with using a carriage service to harass or offend. The boy, who turns 18 this week, was granted bail and will appear at Hornsby Children’s Court on April 7.

Homeschooled student pranks public school

Aiken, South Carolina — NineTEEN-year-old Joshua Day pleaded guilty facing the court for his role in two 2010 pranks at South Aiken High School. Day pleaded guilty to disturbing school and was sentenced by Judge Edgar Dickson to 60 days in jail or a $125 fine. There was laughter in the courtroom as the details of Day’s crimes were explained.

According to the prosecution, in May 2010, the TEEN who was never a student at South Aiken High, but homeschooled, brought two live possums to the campus and gave them to other students, who released them in the school cafeteria during lunchtime.

Day was also involved in another prank where a clubhouse constructed in the area above the school’s ceiling that was used as a hang-out area.

Reports in the Aiken Standard claimed that the space hosted a school computer and television, as well as an air mattress. The clubhouse had been there for six months and included a rope ladder for access.

Of all of the students involved, Day was the only one who was not a student at South Aiken High and could not be disciplined by school officials.

— Monique Clarke