A little after 10 p.m. on a recent October night, a group of kids ran up to the doorbell of a West Boca Raton home and made to flee, one of a series of “ding-dong ditch” pranks they said they were ...

A young person approaches a home, rings the doorbell (maybe knocks too) and runs. It's a centuries-old prank that at its best is a harmless annoyance for victims. You may know it by its playful names: ...

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Hunterdon County Sheriff Fred Brown is warning residents against the viral "doorbell prank," also known as "ding-dong-ditching," especially in light of recent tragedies across the country. Several ...

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. — A South Florida firefighter is accused of chasing four teens who did a ding-dong-ditch prank at his residence and hitting them with a baseball bat, authorities said. According ...

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — A quiet Palm Desert neighborhood is on edge after a string of late-night doorbell pranks have escalated into acts of vandalism and safety concerns. Residents say ...

A Houston resident is facing murder charges after the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who rang his doorbell and ran in a classic "ding dong ditch" prank, Associated Press reports. Gonzalo Leon Jr ...

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A man has been arrested after allegedly opening fire on a car carrying several juveniles during a late-night prank in Iredell County, injuring one teen in the leg on Sunday ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (WABC) -- A teenager assaulted allegedly by a man who was frustrated with a "ding dong ditch" prank at his home wasn't involved in the practical joke, the boy's mother says. Police ...