A social media ‘challenge’ now has two kids facing criminal charges.
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The Atlantic Beach Police Department said a recent trend online shows people running up to a random home, kicking the door as hard as they can, and running away. The department posted to Facebook saying the incident occurred on Jackson Street , and there were several incidents around Jacksonville.
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“There was 3 loud bangs at the door,” Amanda Coats said. “My son was screaming. I was freaked out. I open up the back door because I was gonna’ run out the back door with my son, because I didn’t know what was going on.”
Amanda Coats was home alone with her one-year-old son on Saturday. She said the door was pushed open and she didn’t have anything to defend herself. She called the police immediately.
“They came and then we found out later that night [Saturday], they had hit five other houses,” Coats said.
Her doorbell camera showed two young people with towels covering their heads and faces kicking her door and running. There’s now a dent in her door. Coats also said she bought new locks.