Randolph police joke about ‘Home Alone’ wet bandits on the loose
Not everyone is laughing.
Randolph police made a holiday-themed joke about “Home Alone” on Facebook that didn’t go over so well with some residents.
On Sunday, the department referenced the “Wet Bandit” villains from the classic holiday movie on its Facebook page and shared a photo of Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, the actors who portrayed the knuckle-headed thieves named Harry and Marv.
“The Randolph Police Department asks that you do not let them in and to contact us immediately should you see them in the area,” the department wrote.
https://www.facebook.com/randolphmapolice/photos/a.663308520376476.1073741826.189938107713522/1947202958653686/?type=3
As of Monday morning, the post had been shared more than 350 times, and commenters had responded to the post with a range of sentiments.
Some Facebook users expressed appreciation for the holiday-related humor.
“I hope they don’t come by when I’m ‘Home Alone!'” wrote Hope Corbett.
“I kept looking like how do i know these guys,” said Bob Perry.
But others were not amused and pointed out that such scams do occur.
“It’s funny unless you’re from Braintree and your elderly father was a victim of this exact scam while you were at work and the only thing that scared them off was your hulking 18 year old son coming down stairs….” wrote Kurt Schatzl.
“I dont find this funny at all…Im actually very surprised..Not everyone would get the joke that it is from a movie,” wrote Ruth Michaelson. “This frightened elderly citizens in the town.”
Randolph police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
