Cops flush homecoming prank plans after seizing 650 toilet paper rolls in Operation Clean Sweep

After warning students not to let homecoming pranks cross the line, an Illinois police department found itself staring down one very unusual haul.Plainfield police intercepted a massive toilet paper stash allegedly headed for neighborhood homes after reports of masked groups targeting the area near Plainfield North High School."And yes… 650 rolls.We counted," police said.Police displayed the haul under an "Operation Clean Sweep" banner and jokingly gave it an estimated "street value" of $1,708.66 after two nights of escalating complaints from the surrounding community.TRENDING 'SENIOR ASSASSIN' GAME DRAWS STARK WARNINGS FROM POLICE NATIONWIDE: 'DANGEROUS MISUNDERSTANDINGS'"Homecoming is not a free pass to damage someone else's property or disrupt their quality of life," the department wrote on Facebook.FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT GOES VIRAL WITH GENIUS STRATEGY TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITYOfficers received double-digit calls for service involving teens on both Monday and Tuesday during a two-hour period beginning shortly after 7 p.m.

in the area surrounding the high school, according to police.Residents reported that homes and vehicles had been targeted with toilet paper, eggs, ketchup, detergent pods and other items.Police said groups of 20 to 25 people wearing hoodies and ski masks would "pull up" in several vehicles at the same time and "cause chaos."STUDENT CHARGED, WEAPON RECOVERED AFTER 3 TEENS TARGETED IN INCIDENT LINKED TO HIGH SCHOOL TRADITION: POLICEFILE – Toilet paper covers part of a parked vehicle in a file photo.

The image is not connected to the homecoming incidents reported in Plainfield, Illinois.(Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)The targets were not limited to friends or classmates.

Some of the homes belonged to families with small children or residents with no children at all, police said."At this point, we are seeing property damage and significant cleanup, and residents are understandably frustrated," the department wrote.COPS H...