‘Serious consequences’: Police issue warnings about ‘door kick challenge’ on social media

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Police in parts of the country are investigating reports of juveniles attempting to kick (and sometimes kick down) local homeowners’ doors, allegedly as part of a running TikTok “challenge.”

“It has been happening throughout our area and we’re really trying to put a stop to this before it gets out of hand,” said Chief Thomas Bell of the Lower Swatara Township Police in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Officers in Swatara Township recently responded to reports of teens attempting the challenge in the early morning hours of Nov. 16. Police said video footage ultimately showed the juveniles trying to kick in a resident’s door before running away…

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