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Sylvania police urge zero tolerance after ‘senior‑assassin’ water‑gun game leads to dangerous incidents
Summary
At the April 21 Sylvania City Council meeting, Police Chief Miller described multiple incidents tied to a “senior‑assassin” water‑gun game that led to risky behavior on public streets and a viral traffic‑stop video; the chief said police and schools coordinated a public warning and asked parents to intervene.
Police Chief Miller told the Sylvania City Council on April 21 that what began as a water‑gun “senior‑assassin” game organized by graduating classes at local high schools escalated over a single day into incidents that endangered students, motorists and officers.
The chief’s update came during the council’s April 21 meeting and described several episodes that prompted a joint city–township response and news coverage. “It was something that could have ended very, very badly,” Miller said, describing students hiding in shrubs with toy weapons, high‑speed chases across town and an officer who was briefly boxed in by a vehicle while responding to a traffic stop.
The council heard why officials moved quickly to intervene. Miller said officers responded to a “weapons” call…
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