Firefighter accused of violent attack on teens pulling ‘ding dong ditch’ prank

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. (WPLG) – A Florida firefighter is facing several felony charges after police accused him of a “violent attack” on a group of teenagers who pulled a prank at his house.

Investigators with the Lighthouse Point Police Department say the incident happened around 9 p.m. Nov. 23 at the home of 31-year-old Alex Lutz, who works for Highland Beach Fire Rescue.

A group of teenagers on a golf cart admitted to pulling a doorbell-ringing prank called “ding dong ditch” when an irate Lutz allegedly came running out of his house with a baseball bat and chased after them…

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