An 85-year-old man has been plagued by non-stop egg attacks on his house for an entire year. Albert Clemens Senior’s home first became a target in March 2014, and the attacks have yet to stop, confounding neighbors, local government officials and even the police in Euclid, Ohio. Despite there being no let-up in the egg onslaught, no one has been able to identify the culprits. The attacks are ruining the elderly man’s green two-story house on the corner of Wilmore Avenue and East 210th Street which he bought with his wife almost 60 years ago. Clemens’ wife has passed away, but he continues to live in the house with his 51-year-old son and 49-year-old daughter. ‘The accuracy is phenomenal, because almost every time when it's nice weather and they launch five or six of these at a time, they almost invariably hit the front door,’ says Clemens. Dried egg residue covers the side of the house and has stripped away some of the paint. The police believe that the eggs are being launched from a block or two north of the home. The frequency is troubling too, as the house is pelted with eggs several times a week, occasionally more than once a day. The egg offensive always begins after dark and lasts about 10 minutes. The latest an attack has come is 2 a.m., and the noise as an egg hits the front door or aluminium siding of the house has been compared to the crack of a gunshot. Al Clemens Jr told Fox8 Cleveland that eggs are about 80 per cent of the items thrown at his home. There have also been apples, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits and canned goods. Dried egg residue covers the side of the house and has stripped away some of the paint. Albert Clemens Sr, 85, lives in the house with his 51-year-old son and 49-year-old daughter. The police believe that the eggs are being launched from a block or two north of the home and other than one or two mis-aimed eggs, few hit neighboring homes. ‘Somebody is deeply, deeply angry at somebody in that household for some reason,’ Euclid Lt. Mitch Houser told Cleveland.com. Local police are not taking the investigation lightly, trying undercover stakeouts, canvassing the neighbourhood, installing surveillance cameras, and even sending eggshells to a crime lab for testing. At one point the entire community policing unit was on the case. Luckily for police the home is less than a mile from the police station and officers are able to respond quickly to each attack. The finger has been pointed at a couple suspects in the neighborhood over the course of the year since the attacks began. Clemens was once confronted by a young man across the street who asked him to stop calling police about suspicious activity in the neighbourhood – suspected drug activity. Another nieghbor was suspected, but police saw him standing outside during an attack. The eggs have been traced back to a nearby Amish farm, but that yielded no further clues. Fingerprinting the eggs turned up nothing and the protein in eggs destroys any DNA evidence. Other lines of inquiry have suggested that the culprits are taking bad eggs from businesses that throw them away. The attacks are ruining the elderly man’s green two-story house on the corner of Wilmore Avenue and East 210th Street which he bought with his wife almost 60 years ago. The attacks have been so frequent that Clemens has been unable to keep up with the clean up. Officers visited local restaurants and outlets to ask about missing eggs. Neighbors have been questioned and fliers have been handed out, but nothing has turned up any leads. ‘The person or people who are doing it have remained very tight-lipped apparently,’ Houser said. ‘I would imagine it would be hard to keep a secret of something that had been done hundreds of times and for nobody to step forward to talk about it.’ Houser said he's never seen this level of vandalism in his 20 years of police work. Indeed police involvement seems to do nothing to deter the perpetrators. An officer was hit on the foot by an egg while he was at the house when an attack was launched. "The man hours put into that investigation were huge and one of the reasons it's so frustrating that we don't have somebody right now that we can criminally charge," Houser said. A reward of $500 was offered, and that was then upped to $1,000, but still no one came forward. If caught, the culprit will be charged with felony vandalism and criminal damage, and officers are not ruling out hate crime charges if there is evidence. Clemens (pictured) is standing firm and has said he would never consider moving: ‘I like the neighbourhood. I like the city of Euclid. I would live and die in this house – but it's been kind of a nightmare’ Clemens used to clean up after each attack but hasn’t been able to keep up. Worse, his insurance company will not settle any claim until the attackers are stopped, so no repairs can be made. The harsh winter has offered some respite for the family, as the egg attacks became less frequent. However once warmer weather comes, both Clemens and Euclid police expect the eggings to start again. Clemens is standing firm and has said he would never consider moving from his beloved home despite the onslaught of eggs. ‘I like the neighbourhood. I like the city of Euclid. I would live and die in this house – but it's been kind of a nightmare.’
Summarize the highlights of this article.
Albert Clemens Sr’s home first became a target in March 2014, and the attacks have yet to stop, confounding the police in Euclid, Ohio.
The house is pelted with eggs several times a week, occasionally more than once a day with raids lasting about 10 minutes.
Stakeouts, surveillance cameras, fingerprinting, crime lab studies of eggs and asking local businesses about missing produce have yielded nothing.
The eggs have been traced to a nearby Amish farm but there were no further leads from there.
Winter offered some respite as egg attacks became less frequent, but when warmer weather comes they are expected to start again.
Clemens is standing firm and will not leave his house: 'I would live and die in this house – but it's been kind of a nightmare’
En 85-årig man har plågats av ständiga äggangrepp på sitt hus i ett helt år. Albert Clemens Seniors hem blev först ett mål i mars 2014, och attackerna har ännu inte stoppats, förbryllande grannar, lokala myndighetstjänstemän och även polisen i Euclid i Ohio. Trots att det inte har skett några avbrott i äggattacken har ingen kunnat identifiera de skyldiga. Attackerna förstör den äldre mannens gröna tvåvåningshus i hörnet av Wilmore Avenue och East 210th Street som han köpte med sin fru för nästan 60 år sedan. Clemens hustru har gått bort, men han fortsätter att bo i huset med sin 51-årige son och 49-åriga dotter. – Noggrannheten är fenomenal, för nästan varje gång det är fint väder och de lanserar fem eller sex stycken i taget, slår de nästan alltid på ytterdörren, säger Clemens. Torkade äggrester täcker husets sida och har tagit bort en del av färgen. Polisen tror att äggen skjuts upp från ett kvarter eller två norr om hemmet. Frekvensen är också oroande, eftersom huset är fullspäckat med ägg flera gånger i veckan, ibland mer än en gång om dagen. Äggoffensiven börjar alltid efter mörkrets inbrott och varar cirka 10 minuter. Det senaste ett anfall har kommit är klockan 02.00, och bullret som ett ägg träffar ytterdörren eller aluminium sidospår av huset har jämförts med sprickan av ett skott. Al Clemens Jr berättade för Fox8 Cleveland att ägg är ungefär 80 procent av de föremål som kastas hemma hos honom. Det har även funnits äpplen, apelsiner, citroner, limefrukter, grapefrukter och konserver. Torkade äggrester täcker husets sida och har tagit bort en del av färgen. Albert Clemens Sr, 85, bor i huset med sin 51-årige son och 49-åriga dotter. Polisen tror att äggen skjuts upp från ett kvarter eller två norr om hemmet och andra än ett eller två felriktade ägg, få träffar granna hem. “Någon är djupt, djupt arg på någon i det hushållet av någon anledning,” Euclid Lt Mitch Houser berättade Cleveland.com. Lokalpolisen tar inte lätt på utredningen, försöker undercover spaning, söker igenom området, installerar övervakningskameror, och även skickar äggskal till ett kriminallabb för att testa. En gång i tiden var hela polisen på plats. Lyckligtvis för polisen är hemmet mindre än en mil från polisstationen och officerare kan svara snabbt på varje attack. Fingret har pekats på ett par misstänkta i grannskapet under loppet av året sedan attackerna började. Clemens konfronterades en gång av en ung man på andra sidan gatan som bad honom sluta ringa polisen om misstänkt aktivitet i grannskapet – misstänkt narkotikaverksamhet. En annan nieghbor misstänktes, men polisen såg honom stå utanför under ett attentat. Äggen har spårats tillbaka till en närbelägen amishfarm, men det gav inga fler ledtrådar. Fingeravtrycket av äggen visade ingenting och proteinet i ägg förstör inga DNA-bevis. Andra undersökningslinjer har föreslagit att de skyldiga tar dåliga ägg från företag som kastar bort dem. Attackerna förstör den äldre mannens gröna tvåvåningshus i hörnet av Wilmore Avenue och East 210th Street som han köpte med sin fru för nästan 60 år sedan. Attackerna har varit så frekventa att Clemens inte kunnat hålla jämna steg med saneringen. Officerare besökte lokala restauranger och försäljningsställen för att fråga om saknade ägg. Grannar har ifrågasatts och flygare har delats ut, men inget har hittat några ledtrådar. — Personen eller människorna som gör det har tydligen förblivit mycket tätt åtsittande, sade Houser. – Jag skulle tro att det skulle vara svårt att hålla en hemlighet om något som hade gjorts hundratals gånger och att ingen skulle kliva fram för att tala om det. Houser sa att han aldrig har sett den här nivån av skadegörelse under sina 20 år av polisarbete. Polisens inblandning verkar inte avskräcka förövarna. En officer träffades på foten av ett ägg medan han var i huset när ett anfall sattes in. "De mantimmar som lades ner i den utredningen var enorma och en av anledningarna till att det är så frustrerande att vi inte har någon just nu att vi kan åtalas för brott", sade Houser. En belöning på 500 dollar erbjöds, och det höjdes då till 1 000 dollar, men ändå kom ingen fram. Om den skyldige blir gripen kommer han att åtalas för grov skadegörelse och brottslig skada, och officerare utesluter inte hatbrottsanklagelser om det finns bevis. Clemens (bilden) står fast och har sagt att han aldrig skulle överväga att flytta: “Jag gillar grannskapet. Jag gillar staden Euclid. Jag skulle leva och dö i det här huset – men det har varit lite av en mardröm’ Clemens brukade städa upp efter varje attack men har inte kunnat hänga med. Än värre, hans försäkringsbolag kommer inte att betala några anspråk förrän angriparna stoppas, så inga reparationer kan göras. Den hårda vintern har gett familjen ett visst uppskov, eftersom äggattackerna blev mindre vanliga. Men när varmare väder kommer, både Clemens och Euklides polisen förväntar sig att äggläggningarna börjar igen. Clemens står fast och har sagt att han aldrig skulle överväga att flytta från sitt älskade hem trots angreppet av ägg. – Jag gillar grannskapet. Jag gillar staden Euclid. Jag skulle leva och dö i det här huset – men det har varit en mardröm.” Sammanfatta höjdpunkterna i den här artikeln.
An 85-year-old man has been plagued by constant egg infestations on his house for a whole year. The home of Albert Clemens Senior first became a target in March 2014, and the attacks have not yet been stopped, puzzling neighbors, local government officials and also police in Euclid, Ohio. Although there has been no interruption in the egg attack, no one has been able to identify the culprits. The attacks destroy the older man's green two-story house on the corner of Wilmore Avenue and East 210th Street which he bought with his wife nearly 60 years ago. Clemen's wife has passed away, but he continues to live in the house with his 51-year-old son and 49-year-old daughter. “Accuracy is phenomenal, because almost every time it’s nice weather and they launch five or six at a time,” Clemens says. Dried egg remains cover the side of the house and have removed some of the paint. Police believe the eggs are being postponed from a block or two north of the home. The frequency is also worrying, as the house is packed with eggs several times a week, sometimes more than once a day. The egg offensive always starts after dark and lasts about 10 minutes. The last one of the attacks has arrived is at 2:00 a.m., and the noise that an egg hits the front door or aluminum siding of the house has been compared to the crack of a shot. Al Clemens Jr. told Fox8 Cleveland that eggs are about 80 percent of the items thrown at his house. There have also been apples, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits and canned foods. Dried egg remains cover the side of the house and have removed some of the paint. Albert Clemens Sr, 85, lives in the house with his 51-year-old son and 49-year-old daughter. Police believe that the eggs are being postponed from a block or two north of the home and other than one or two misdirected eggs, getting to meet neighboring homes. “Someone is deeply, deeply angry with someone in that household for some reason,” Euclid Lt Mitch Houser told Cleveland.com. Local police are not taking the investigation lightly, attempting undercover reconnaissance, searching the area, installing surveillance cameras, and also sending eggshells to a crime lab to test. Once upon a time, the entire police were on the scene. Fortunately for the police, the home is less than a mile from the police station and officers can respond quickly to any attack. The finger has been pointed at a couple of suspects in the neighborhood over the course of the year since the attacks began. Clemens was once confronted by a young man across the street who asked him to stop calling police about suspicious activity in the neighborhood – suspected drug activity. Another Niegh resident was suspected, but police saw him standing outside during an attack. The eggs have been traced back to a nearby Amish farm, but it provided no further clues. The fingerprint of the eggs showed nothing and the protein in eggs does not destroy any DNA evidence. Other lines of investigation have suggested that the guilty take bad eggs from companies that throw them away. The attacks destroy the older man's green two-story house on the corner of Wilmore Avenue and East 210th Street which he bought with his wife nearly 60 years ago. The attacks have been so frequent that Clemens was unable to keep up with the cleanup. Officers visited local restaurants and outlets to ask about missing eggs. Neighbors have been questioned and aviators have been distributed, but nothing has found any clues. — The person or people who do so have apparently remained very tight, Houser said. “I would think it would be difficult to keep a secret about something that had been done hundreds of times and that no one would step forward to talk about it. Houser said that he has never seen this level of vandalism during his 20 years of police work. Police involvement does not seem to deter the perpetrators. An officer was hit on the foot of an egg while in the house when an attack was deployed. "The man hours laid down in that investigation were huge and one of the reasons it's so frustrating that we don't have anyone right now that we can be charged with crimes," Houser said. A $500 reward was offered, and it was then raised to $1,000, yet no one arrived. If the culprit is arrested, he will be charged with gross vandalism and criminal injury, and officers do not rule out hate crime charges if there is evidence. Clemens (the picture) stands firm and has said that he would never consider moving: “I like the neighborhood. I like the town of Euclid. I would live and die in this house – but it has been a bit of a nightmare’ Clemens used to clean up after every attack but has not been able to keep up. Worse still, his insurance company won't pay any claims until the attackers are stopped, so no repairs can be made. The harsh winter has given the family some respite, as the egg attacks became less frequent. But when warmer weather comes, both Clemens and Euclid police expect the laying of eggs to begin again. Clement stands firm and has said that he would never consider moving from his beloved home despite the attack of eggs. - I like the neighborhood. I like the town of Euclid. I would live and die in this house – but it has been a nightmare.” Summarize the highlights of this article.
Albert Clemens Sr:s hem blev först ett mål i mars 2014, och attackerna har ännu inte upphört, vilket förbryllar polisen i Euklides i Ohio. Huset plädas med ägg flera gånger i veckan, ibland mer än en gång om dagen med raider som varar i cirka 10 minuter. Uttagningar, övervakningskameror, fingeravtryck, brottslabbstudier av ägg och att fråga lokala företag om saknade produkter har inte gett någonting. Äggen har spårats till en närbelägen amishfarm men det fanns inga vidare ledtrådar därifrån. Vintern erbjöd en del anstånd då äggattacker blev mindre frekventa, men när varmare väder kommer förväntas de börja om på nytt. Clemens står fast och kommer inte att lämna sitt hus: "Jag skulle leva och dö i det här huset – men det har varit lite av en mardröm"
The home of Albert Clemens Sr. first became a target in March 2014, and the attacks have not yet stopped, perplexing the police in Euclid, Ohio. The house is plaid with eggs several times a week, sometimes more than once a day with raids lasting about 10 minutes. Selections, security cameras, fingerprints, crime lab studies of eggs and asking local companies if missing products have yielded nothing. The eggs have been traced to a nearby Amish farm but there were no further clues from there. Winter offered some respite as egg attacks became less frequent, but when warmer weather comes, they are expected to start over again. Clemens stands firm and will not leave his house: "I would live and die in this house – but it has been a bit of a nightmare"