Homeowners terrorized in viral challenge as police warn prank could turn deadly for teens

A startling online inclination is making a resurgence among teenagers who could look deadly consequences arsenic they terrorize homeowners successful a viral prank, constabulary astir the state warn.

Home surveillance footage shows a radical of masked California youngsters partaking successful the "door footwear challenge," wherever pranksters tally up to a stranger’s location and footwear the beforehand doorway arsenic hard arsenic they tin earlier rushing away, according to the Elk Grove Police Department. 

The assemblage of Elk Grove – located astir 15 miles from Sacramento – has seen astatine slightest 8 reported incidents and 5 arrests implicit the past month, CBS News Sacramento reported. 

Last week, 2 13-year-olds were arrested aft allegedly causing much than $680 successful harm to a homeowner’s beforehand door, according to authorities. Additionally, 3 juveniles were taken into custody earlier this period for their alleged engagement successful the prank.

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Home surveillance footage captured 2 masked teens allegedly kicking the beforehand doorway of a location successful Elk Grove, California. The assemblage has seen 8 reported incidents involving the prank implicit the past month, according to police.  (Elk Grove Police Department/Facebook)

Another incidental near a homeowner with $900 worthy of harm to their doorframe, the outlet reported. Any transgression exceeding $950 successful damages could reportedly effect successful felony charges, with parents connected the hook for paying the outgo of their child’s actions. 

"Somebody could travel retired with a gun, and you could ne'er know, these kids could beryllium dormant conscionable for a anserine prank," Ronnie Monroe told CBS13. 

Monroe reportedly had his store doorway kicked successful by pranksters successful 2 abstracted incidents successful September, with some pranks taking spot successful the aboriginal greeting hours.

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Authorities are informing homeowners astir the resurgence of the viral "Door Kick Challenge," wherever pranksters tally up to a random location and violently footwear the beforehand door, causing hundreds of dollars successful damage. (Elk Grove Police Department/Facebook)

"You can't drawback them if you can't spot them," Monroe told the outlet. "They get connected electrical bikes, and they are gone." 

The Elk Grove Police Department did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

The inclination has been popping up successful assorted cities astir the state arsenic it regains traction among teens. 

On July 22, a Florida teen was caught connected camera kicking the beforehand doorway of a Belleville home, FOX35 reported. The incidental resulted successful astir $500 worthy of harm to the homeowner’s doorframe, which was reportedly divided down the middle.

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said 1 of the minors approached a house, kicked successful the doorway and fired an airsoft gun. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)

One week earlier, homeowner Kevin Jasper reported being targeted by a lone teen partaking successful the prank, according to FOX35. 

"We heard a large bang connected the beforehand door," Jasper told the outlet. "We didn’t cognize what it was. We were like, ‘What the heck is going on, is idiosyncratic trying to interruption in?’"

Additionally, 2 teenagers successful Volusia County were arrested and charged with felonies aft they were caught connected camera kicking a neighbor’s door. 

Another incidental earlier this twelvemonth progressive 5 juveniles allegedly kicking the beforehand doorway of a Florida location earlier firing an airsoft weapon and fleeing the area, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. 

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While teens whitethorn judge the prank is harmless, authorities are informing their actions travel with sedate risks. 

"Imagine being successful your location astatine 2 successful the morning, and you are getting these kicking sounds," Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told FOX35. "And successful Florida, nether the ‘stand your ground’ [law] you are coming retired with your gun. Somebody is going to get killed – this isn’t funny."

Fox News Digital's Adam Sabes contributed to this report.