The act of “egging” a house for the purposes of a practical joke is so ubiquitous that Canadian pop icon Justin Bieber faced criminal charges for hurling “at least” a dozen raw eggs at his Calabasas, CA neighbors in 2014.
But for one man in Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, egging is far more than a frivolous prank. It keeps him awake at night and may even be causing irreparable damage to the house he has owned for 60 years.
This is because the 85-year-old is the victim of routine assaults, usually 10 minutes long, that transpire as late as 2am and produce sounds resembling a “gunshot.”
“The accuracy is phenomenal,” Albert Clemens Sr. told the Northeast Ohio Media Group. “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."
The attacks occur several nights per week, sometimes daily, and have persisted for the past year.
Police have expended tremendous resources to catch the culprit, including surrounding the house during assaults, attempting to extract DNA from the eggshells, and surveying local businesses to inquire about missing eggs.
A crime lab revealed that the eggs come from a local Amish farm, but other than that, detectives remain baffled.
Police vow to continue the search and have increased reward money from $500 to $1,000, but in the meantime, Clemens’ insurance provider will not honor a claim until the case is settled.
“Without knowing that it’s over, we can’t make any repairs to the front of the house,” Clemens told NEOMG.
Throughout all of this, Clemens insists on remaining in his current home since he has grown such a fondness for the city and neighborhood.
He just hopes that the investigation eventually reaches an "egg"celent conclusion.
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