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Fulton, Fla. police investigating a new trend of street lights illuminated with watermelon

A Fulton police officer said he and other officers were investigating a different way to light street lights.

The new trend involves using watermelons in a new, creative way to illuminate them.

Fulton Police Sgt. Robert F. Lamm told a local television station the idea was born when his wife, who lives in the area, spotted the watermelon growing on a street light in front of their home.

He said it was an idea he was working on with other officers.

“It was a nice, fun idea, to see the watermelon,” Lamm said.

He added the idea of the water-filled lights started with a friend and later was adopted by the department.

The officer told the Tampa Bay Times he had no idea that watermelas were part of the department’s new street lighting.