Police warn of bunnies going on 'rampant crime sprees' in Texas, chewing Christmas lights

HUTTO, Texas (KEYE) — Police in Texas made a public service announcement about native cottontail rabbits that have been chewing through Christmas lights.

The Hutto Police Department said the critters are normally timid and docile, but around the holidays they go on “rampant crime sprees.”

They commit seemingly random acts of vandalism while besmirching the reputation of our local youth,” the department said in a Facebook post. “If you have light strand decorations at or near ground level the destructive and vindictive hare will 100% bite clean through the strand, usually at the least convenient spot.”

Some neighbors seem to blame local kids, assuming they are pulling an inconvenient prank.

“If your light strands look like they have been cut clean through, the primary suspect is and generally will look a lot more like Bugs Bunny than your neighborhood kids,” the department added.