---
title: "Police Searching for Two Idiots Who Recorded Themselves Vandalizing a Bunch of Cars"
description: "#thrashcarchallenge is the stupidest thing we've ever seen."
date: "2017-07-20"
modified: "2017-07-20"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/12705/police-searching-for-two-idiots-who-recorded-themselves-vandalizing-a-bunch-of-cars"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Crime"
  - "police"
---

# Police Searching for Two Idiots Who Recorded Themselves Vandalizing a Bunch of Cars

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Police are on the hunt for two young men who recorded themselves vandalizing a parking lot full of cars at a movie theater late Tuesday night in New Jersey, the video of which was originally posted to Instagram with cringe-worthy hashtag of #thrashcarchallenge. Teens, amirite?

The two [vandals](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/12475/asshole-torches-1970-ford-mustang-mach-1-owned-by-disabled-child>) can be seen body slamming the hoods of several cars and leaping from vehicle to vehicle, leaving sizable dents in their wake. They laugh and pose for the camera as a third friend records the scene. Near the end of the clip, one of the men does a somersault from one hood to another, and you can hear the windshield shatter as he lands and strikes it with his heels.

[According to the Linden Police Department,](<https://www.facebook.com/LindenPoliceDepartment/>) moviegoers exited a late night showing soon after and called police upon finding the damage. It's not clear how many cars the vandals struck—the video shows them messing with at least seven cars, and police believe there may be more people affected who simply haven't reported it yet.

The original Instagram upload has since been pulled down, and police are still searching for the suspects. And to all you [bored yutes](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6qGwmXZtsE>) out there: [stick to the drive-by dunk challenge](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/12639/is-the-drive-by-dunk-challenge-going-to-be-the-next-big-thing>) this summer, mmkay?

https://youtube.com/embed/EGc4B47hfKs

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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