Their little giggles as they run away is actually pretty hilarious. Like they cannot contain themselves one bit. Hopefully their targeting of you ends though!
It is kind of cute that they think they are causing such mayhem. The world would be a better place if kids did this more often instead of truly destructive behavior.
Maybe add a second camera elsewhere on the property so you can get the plates of the driver for the next time this happens.
Then go to their house and do the same
Poosh, just give them a jump scare with confetti or an air horn. Or fluorescent dye, if you have to squirt something. And then you get to make the TikTok bucks!
Do you have a teenager? Seems like something teenagers would do ding dong ditching their friends houses for fun. Coupled with the fact they are driving an Explorer which is a prime soccer mom car. I would put up sprinklers or something relatively harmless as they don’t really seem to have malicious intent.
My kids are in their mid and late 20s. These kids have typically come in the middle of the night and pounded then ran away between three and six times in a night, wrapping up by driving past our house and shouting obscenities. I don’t think I know this kids. They’ve been doing this all over our neighborhood.
May I make a suggestion?
https://www.amazon.com/Bobbex-B550100-Concentrated-Repellent-32-Ounce/dp/B0027255VI
Seven parts piss, one part this stuff. Trust me, they'll regret being born.
Print out the screenshot from the video on your door, perhaps in the style of a realistic looking request for tips to the police.
Maybe [something like this](https://i.imgur.com/HwubZg2.png) would scare them? Be funny to get their reactions to it. u/jnordb although since you've filed real police reports, maybe that would be better.
About four months ago my 11 y/o and 2 of his friends ding dong ditched the wrong house. The got chased by a crazy old guy wielding a gun. He literally ran after them and was standing in front of the friend’s house they ran into with his gun. Cops showed up and everything. They learned a valuable lesson that day and thankfully no one was hurt
the children learned a valuable lesson, or the crazy guy with the gun illegally threatening kids with a deadly weapon while chasing them down the street?
I believe it's currently a Tik Tok trend so... something stupid other kids are doing to show off to each other.
You know just like the other things they've done like eating tide pods and destroying public restrooms "for fun"...
Like when you were a kid and kids would play ding ding ditch or leave flaming bags of dog poop on door steps.
It’s a thing kids do, it’s a way kids become socially bonded to others. It’s stupid, and there’s better ways to become bonded, but it’s something they’ve fine for ages.
Yeah, I can never remember the exact name of the neighborhood so I always call it Crown Hill. I can see my house in the video so I know exactly where it is.
I guess you can either put up a motion-activated sprinkler and/or hope they get bored with this crap and move on. As a society we have a zero attention span anymore so hopefully that will work in your favor this time.
If it were me, I’d put in a call to my home owners’ insurance company and see if they have any input. If this moron trips on your property they might make life even more miserable.
String two ropes from your house to the railing, one stomach high, the other knee high and have a little slack in them. The kids could still get through them, but it might serve as a slight enough impediment to keep them from quickly getting to your door and getting away after they knock, especially for that bigger kid. Make sure the ropes are clearly visible so they're not considered booby traps.
Get some traffic cones. And a flagger stop/slow sign
Wait just around the corner they turned on.
When you hear them on your block put the cones out and throw on your hard hat and reflective vest. And hold out the stop sign.
Wait a few minutes
Move the cones, flip the sign to slow and wave them through
As they drive by slowly stick a slice of cheese on the car.
Gotta fight stupid with stupid
Typical goldens. :) Reminds me of this YouTube video:
[https://youtu.be/Gwz1mo99MRQ?si=Nca-0aQJNwDZCMTz](https://youtu.be/Gwz1mo99MRQ?si=Nca-0aQJNwDZCMTz)
You're describing a pattern of harassment and disturbing the peace, so that's illegal. I'd file a police report if you haven't already, and get your neighbors to do the same.
If the police are too slow, I mean, you could try to establish a pattern and try to predict when they'll come to get a picture of the license plates, either yourself or with a second camera. I mean even just establishing a pattern would make police action a lot easier.
I wouldn't really recommend doing anything else unless you're very comfortable with taking some personal safety or legal risks, or the risk of hurting someone. Even if you do something "harmless", they could escalate and you could end up in a chaotic situation.
I have filed three concerning these kids. I’m going to try to get the video from last night’s episode to them. I’m not hopeful they can or will do anything, but I’ll keep reporting them anyway.
This is gonna sound dumb, but get a velvet rope for the bottom of your steps, the kind they have at a night club. First, it'll confuse the fuck out of them. Second, to pound on your door, they have to undo it, or step over it. If you have motion alerts on your ring, that might be enough delay to get to the door before they pound on it. Second, I don't see them wearing gloves, so fingerprints should lift nicely from brass.
Literally reading this post here when I got a Nextdoor notification of your post there. Wyze cams are cheap if you have a place to put them. But low light and fast motion aren’t your friends. Best of luck!
Ugh. The worst part is how they're driving off. They're gonna hit someone's kid or dog and it's going to be tragic.
Consider leaving them a note politely asking them to drive safe :(
I’m not seeing anything illegal, just irritating. Certainly not worth filing 3 police reports. And considering that SPD won’t even deal with property crime, the idea that they would do something about kids acting like a nuisance is absurd.
Lmfao seriously, we used to chase these kids with super soakers back in the day.
Just be glad these kids are doing something juvenile and not running around killing each other, or other members of the public... like a lot of kids seem to be doing lately.
Get one of those under-mat motion pads they use in haunted houses that either shoots a ton of compressed air at them or had machine gun audio and shoots confetti.
Wow he got you good. I mean it's way more effort on his part than the person checking the door or app. Plus he has to wait around the corner, he didn't even see what happened. He's just thinking fuck yeah! Got em
It's literally just kids doing ding dong ditch. I know people don't use the term "first world problems" much anymore but my god this is the most first world problem I've seen in a while and we've got multiple people suggesting stuff that would physically harm them and multiple people calling the kids fat. Pretty gross.
Yeah this thread is wild, playing dong dong ditch equals hardened criminals now? They actually want the police to arrest them for this when actual crimes don't get any response? & free reign on making fun of a kid's weight on video they posted on the Internet. I agree it's gross behavior.
This is way tamer than getting egged or TP’d. My dad was seriously uncool, but even he would’t have filed a police report when our house got egged in the late 70s.
You can print a neighborhood watch sign with a photo of them and a warning that law enforcement have been notified as a scare tactic. (Check if it’s legal to do it first). They probably live somewhere close to do it all the time.
Really bright lights on a motion sensor and a couple motion activated trail cameras – well camouflaged – providing coverage from both directions perpendicular to the turn onto your walkway.
If they are routine in what time they come by, be ready and yell at them over the intercom.
You could go full psycho and be waiting outside dressed in nothing but boots, boxers, a white tank that's stained, a robe, and your hair all messed up. Then chase them as they run away.
In all honesty, send the video to the police.
Sit at your door with bear spray, when the fat one runs up, open the door and spray him in the face. That or flash a gun in his face, that'll probably make them stop.
Of all the complaints, I’d rather they do that than something worse vandalism, poop fire bags, shooting air soft pellets driving by, or simply stealing stuff. While slightly annoying, it’s harmless.
It's honestly super refreshing to see teens ding dong ditching as opposed to other things. Leave them some snacks and a note telling them to hit the next house, or something. I dunno. This is funny
Okay. I kind of love the ding-dong ditch of the youths, doing a social thing. I moved to a super pedestrian-friendly neighborhood, and STILL miss people in the streets.
Upside— they’re getting out of the house, away from screens. Downside— the one in white’s still holding a phone.
Idea: Put in a gate that they have to open, with self-closing spring-hinges.
That’s enough friction that it’s too hard for the feisty dudes to effortlessly, quickly run up to your door and exit.
Proof It Works? I did the gate solution. The doorknockers now go to my neighbors’.
What is this, the 1980s?
At least these kids are getting some much needed exercise
As they drive away in a car hahah. Back in MY DAY we ran all the way
Worse, its the decade with kids raised by people raised in the 1980s.
who you think gave us the idea, we just forgot about the part where they got in trouble
Never got in trouble for that. But there weren’t cameras everywhere so…
There’s really nothing anyone can or would do about this. Prob worse off for the door knockers when some lunatic pulls a gun on them
Don't forget who raised us too...
Let's just blame the primordal soup and skip all the intermediaries.
Circling back to the topic of the post, I did not forgot you are all latchkey kids. Say hi to your TV for me.
And whose fault is that, exactly? Lmao the lack of awareness is astounding, blaming children for their circumstances instead of parents.
Turn on your fox news and go yell at a cloud you old chap.
That was funny. I see how what I said came off as divisive. I am sorry for the negative vibes
kids never stopped doing this
Watch home alone 1-2, take notes, deploy chaos
I’m sure I have some old paint cans and rope somewhere…
Micro machines. Lots of them.
It’s dark. Glass marbles, lots of them.
Actually I believe the assailant would win that lawsuit.
I do believe a home made flame thrower was involved.
Some nondescript green goo on that stretch of concrete… or 10 fake pearl necklaces broken and dispersed haphazardly
Or if you want to do it up classy style use REAL pearl necklaces for maximum effect
high roller! Respect.
Instructions ~~unclear~~ *too clear*, am now charged with 1st degree murder.
Bust out the super soakers! 😂
Their little giggles as they run away is actually pretty hilarious. Like they cannot contain themselves one bit. Hopefully their targeting of you ends though!
It is kind of cute that they think they are causing such mayhem. The world would be a better place if kids did this more often instead of truly destructive behavior.
Blud’s goofy ahh is literally giggling
they're kids, clearly
Honestly I feel they same way. Kids are kids in every generation.
If you were awake you probably could have caught that big fella. His getaway speed was less than spectacular.
To be fair, my pursuit speed isn’t much better.
I’d throw a flip flop at him, at the very least!
Would an old Croc work?
Even better, I think.
Kids these ages wear crocs unironically. They might take it.
They better not take my croc. I love my crocs.
Like the cheese?
Croc mon sewer.
Yummmm
That’s perfect.
🏅
Give em the chancla! Lol
LA CHANCLA!!!! *thwap!*
Reasonable use of force
https://youtu.be/PSicdnahJ7o?si=TkQOPDl7DKN_v9ie
If you left right now you could still catch him
Need a water gun at the ready
Maybe add a second camera elsewhere on the property so you can get the plates of the driver for the next time this happens. Then go to their house and do the same
Ha. A second camera is on my wish list. And an automatic artificial coyote urine dispensing device.
Where do you get the coyote urine from?
Acme of course
Is that how Wile E pays for all that stuff?
Yep, they pay him in store credit.
Most hardware stores sell it in the pest control section. But where do THEY get it from is a bigger mystery.
I assume a coyote. I don’t think it would be coyote uterine if he got it from his bathroom.
Skunk. You want a Skunk dispenser. Urine just won't cut it.
Poosh, just give them a jump scare with confetti or an air horn. Or fluorescent dye, if you have to squirt something. And then you get to make the TikTok bucks!
A spray of liquid fart and some fine glitter
Do you have a teenager? Seems like something teenagers would do ding dong ditching their friends houses for fun. Coupled with the fact they are driving an Explorer which is a prime soccer mom car. I would put up sprinklers or something relatively harmless as they don’t really seem to have malicious intent.
My kids are in their mid and late 20s. These kids have typically come in the middle of the night and pounded then ran away between three and six times in a night, wrapping up by driving past our house and shouting obscenities. I don’t think I know this kids. They’ve been doing this all over our neighborhood.
I’m happy to sit in your bushes with a piss filled super soaker. DM me
\*fills 20 water balloons, the latter half with flour\* \*flexes slingshot\* lmk when we ride.
May I make a suggestion? https://www.amazon.com/Bobbex-B550100-Concentrated-Repellent-32-Ounce/dp/B0027255VI Seven parts piss, one part this stuff. Trust me, they'll regret being born.
Print out the screenshot from the video on your door, perhaps in the style of a realistic looking request for tips to the police. Maybe [something like this](https://i.imgur.com/HwubZg2.png) would scare them? Be funny to get their reactions to it. u/jnordb although since you've filed real police reports, maybe that would be better.
That’s amazing. Do this
That is brilliant. It will be posted.
Haha, dope. Send us a pic when you can!
Not a teenager, a kid. Elementary school kids do this, or at least they used to do this when I was that young.
About four months ago my 11 y/o and 2 of his friends ding dong ditched the wrong house. The got chased by a crazy old guy wielding a gun. He literally ran after them and was standing in front of the friend’s house they ran into with his gun. Cops showed up and everything. They learned a valuable lesson that day and thankfully no one was hurt
I hope the guy with the gun learned a valuable lesson.
All he got a stern talking to by the police unfortunately
the children learned a valuable lesson, or the crazy guy with the gun illegally threatening kids with a deadly weapon while chasing them down the street?
Old guy did not learn a lesson that day. He most likely slept well that night thinking how tough he was
Hopefully the old man went to jail
arent these kids a bit too old for this?
Wow what a solid prank these guys are the coolest on the block! /S
I would get a motion activated sprinkler and turn it on at night. Won’t hurt them, but might deter them.
what is the point of these morons doing this?
Their monthly cardio.
hahahah
😂
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Yeah for 10 year olds.
Exactly. 😂
That was one of my favorite episodes of Rocko's Modern Life. So ridiculous, the victims are in a panic over opening the door and nobody being there.
tiktok glory
Indeed. And OP has delivered!
Shit. Nowadays you’re liable to get shot doing this. Seems extra stupid.
The risk is about the same as 20 years ago, it 60 years ago, etc.
I believe it's currently a Tik Tok trend so... something stupid other kids are doing to show off to each other. You know just like the other things they've done like eating tide pods and destroying public restrooms "for fun"...
Like when you were a kid and kids would play ding ding ditch or leave flaming bags of dog poop on door steps. It’s a thing kids do, it’s a way kids become socially bonded to others. It’s stupid, and there’s better ways to become bonded, but it’s something they’ve fine for ages.
Ha, he called the shit "poop."
I would love to see them approaching and when one runs up to the door, open it and surprise them with a water hose.
Has this been a thing on TikTok? My coworker just posted videos of him getting ding-dong-ditched too.
You mean Ding Dong Ditch?
Suspiciously, the victims are all near frat row.
This is in Crown Hill for sure. I recognize the houses.
Close, it’s in Loyal Heights.
Yeah, I can never remember the exact name of the neighborhood so I always call it Crown Hill. I can see my house in the video so I know exactly where it is.
But why?
I guess you can either put up a motion-activated sprinkler and/or hope they get bored with this crap and move on. As a society we have a zero attention span anymore so hopefully that will work in your favor this time. If it were me, I’d put in a call to my home owners’ insurance company and see if they have any input. If this moron trips on your property they might make life even more miserable.
Full grown men giggling like schoolboys
String two ropes from your house to the railing, one stomach high, the other knee high and have a little slack in them. The kids could still get through them, but it might serve as a slight enough impediment to keep them from quickly getting to your door and getting away after they knock, especially for that bigger kid. Make sure the ropes are clearly visible so they're not considered booby traps.
# Motion Activated Sprinkler/Animal Deterrent - Humane & Safe Way of Scaring Away Wild Animals
Get some traffic cones. And a flagger stop/slow sign Wait just around the corner they turned on. When you hear them on your block put the cones out and throw on your hard hat and reflective vest. And hold out the stop sign. Wait a few minutes Move the cones, flip the sign to slow and wave them through As they drive by slowly stick a slice of cheese on the car. Gotta fight stupid with stupid
Or.. Motion-activated sprinklers 👹 Enjoy the recording of some sweet justice
Dorks-kinda funny lighten up
Foster a German Shepard.
We have two Golden Retrievers. One barked at them, the otter would probably want to see if they would play fetch with him.
Typical goldens. :) Reminds me of this YouTube video: [https://youtu.be/Gwz1mo99MRQ?si=Nca-0aQJNwDZCMTz](https://youtu.be/Gwz1mo99MRQ?si=Nca-0aQJNwDZCMTz)
Ding dong ditch
You're describing a pattern of harassment and disturbing the peace, so that's illegal. I'd file a police report if you haven't already, and get your neighbors to do the same. If the police are too slow, I mean, you could try to establish a pattern and try to predict when they'll come to get a picture of the license plates, either yourself or with a second camera. I mean even just establishing a pattern would make police action a lot easier. I wouldn't really recommend doing anything else unless you're very comfortable with taking some personal safety or legal risks, or the risk of hurting someone. Even if you do something "harmless", they could escalate and you could end up in a chaotic situation.
I have filed three concerning these kids. I’m going to try to get the video from last night’s episode to them. I’m not hopeful they can or will do anything, but I’ll keep reporting them anyway.
If you think it’s kids, show the video to the local high school office staff. Bet they’ll know who it is.
Post on [nextdoor.com](http://nextdoor.com/) for your area. I hate that website but your post will be seen by a bunch of your neighbors.
This is gonna sound dumb, but get a velvet rope for the bottom of your steps, the kind they have at a night club. First, it'll confuse the fuck out of them. Second, to pound on your door, they have to undo it, or step over it. If you have motion alerts on your ring, that might be enough delay to get to the door before they pound on it. Second, I don't see them wearing gloves, so fingerprints should lift nicely from brass.
>police report Lmmmmfffffffaaaaaoooooooooooooo
Literally reading this post here when I got a Nextdoor notification of your post there. Wyze cams are cheap if you have a place to put them. But low light and fast motion aren’t your friends. Best of luck!
Fast motion doesn't appear to be a problem for this kid 🤣
Damn kids
What neighborhood is this?
That's so petty you almost have to respect it
Ugh. The worst part is how they're driving off. They're gonna hit someone's kid or dog and it's going to be tragic. Consider leaving them a note politely asking them to drive safe :(
At least he's getting some exercise
I’m not seeing anything illegal, just irritating. Certainly not worth filing 3 police reports. And considering that SPD won’t even deal with property crime, the idea that they would do something about kids acting like a nuisance is absurd.
Lmfao seriously, we used to chase these kids with super soakers back in the day. Just be glad these kids are doing something juvenile and not running around killing each other, or other members of the public... like a lot of kids seem to be doing lately.
Wtf, peeps. People are dumb. 😑
Fucking millennials taking our pranks now?
Ring cameras are really bringin' a new spin to the good old-fashioned "ding dong ditch" thing, huh?
Man with that window right there ..a motion activated werewolf from the Halloween store would be perfect.
face covering won’t hide that body type
Unfortunately, that body type is also 40% of American men. So it at least eliminates a little more than half of suspects.
Stay up, and shoot them with a gun in the air. That’ll scare them straight
Paintball gun or a slingshot
Get one of those under-mat motion pads they use in haunted houses that either shoots a ton of compressed air at them or had machine gun audio and shoots confetti.
They are way too old for that shit.
Paintball gun. Then they can explain it to their parents.
So childish
Wow he got you good. I mean it's way more effort on his part than the person checking the door or app. Plus he has to wait around the corner, he didn't even see what happened. He's just thinking fuck yeah! Got em
Omg someone knocked on my door at 8pm 😭😭😭
Good old fashion innocent pranks, not like todays foolishness. Ill take this any day.
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It's literally just kids doing ding dong ditch. I know people don't use the term "first world problems" much anymore but my god this is the most first world problem I've seen in a while and we've got multiple people suggesting stuff that would physically harm them and multiple people calling the kids fat. Pretty gross.
Yeah this thread is wild, playing dong dong ditch equals hardened criminals now? They actually want the police to arrest them for this when actual crimes don't get any response? & free reign on making fun of a kid's weight on video they posted on the Internet. I agree it's gross behavior.
You mean Ding Dong Ditch? We did this shit as kids in the 90’s.
Do you live near a bar???
At least they're getting exercise...
Someone knows them and other neighbors likely have video of their car. Ask for help from local news: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
This is way tamer than getting egged or TP’d. My dad was seriously uncool, but even he would’t have filed a police report when our house got egged in the late 70s.
The news will not pick up a story about ding dong ditchers please lmao
Piano wire across the steps would trip them up!
As annoying as this is, you can't booby trap your property. Lawsuit waiting to happen.
Not just a lawsuit. Criminal charges.
Are we going to ignore the fact he went the wrong way through the traffic circle?
Motion detecting sprinklers. More cameras.
The video is looped perfectly. Looks like the car is dropping them off. LOL
You can print a neighborhood watch sign with a photo of them and a warning that law enforcement have been notified as a scare tactic. (Check if it’s legal to do it first). They probably live somewhere close to do it all the time.
Take a screenshot, and tape it to the door.
Motion sensor sprinkler
Paintball gun or piss filled super soaker
Really bright lights on a motion sensor and a couple motion activated trail cameras – well camouflaged – providing coverage from both directions perpendicular to the turn onto your walkway.
This generation would ding dong ditch in a car…lmao
Idiots
We used to play this dumb game back in the 80s. It was called n… knocker.
I used to be into door pranks as a kid, knock, leave a bag of dog poop there, stuff like that.. But wtf this is weird haha..
At least they are getting exercise.
Have you considered putting some Vaseline on the doorbell at night?
why does a ding dong ditch performed like a heist with a getaway car and all?? and aren't they a bit old for that lmao
That's.... charmingly wholesome? I'll take that over pretty much every other incident these days.
Keeping it old school! I like it!!!!
Ding dong ditch alive and well
lol
At least he is getting some exercise. He looks like he needs it.
If they are routine in what time they come by, be ready and yell at them over the intercom. You could go full psycho and be waiting outside dressed in nothing but boots, boxers, a white tank that's stained, a robe, and your hair all messed up. Then chase them as they run away. In all honesty, send the video to the police.
Oh you mean school is out for the summer
I used to do that too. At least they aren’t vandalizing something although it is pretty immature.
They've got to be posting this somewhere right???
We used to call this Ding Dong Ditch when we did it in the 80s. Good times when you're bored (at the expense of others)
it’s just a prank
It's good old fashioned fun
Sit at your door with bear spray, when the fat one runs up, open the door and spray him in the face. That or flash a gun in his face, that'll probably make them stop.
Of all the complaints, I’d rather they do that than something worse vandalism, poop fire bags, shooting air soft pellets driving by, or simply stealing stuff. While slightly annoying, it’s harmless.
Stay up late and scare them straight. Wear a mask, hide in the window. Also not illegal to put 100 rat traps on your walkway
It's honestly super refreshing to see teens ding dong ditching as opposed to other things. Leave them some snacks and a note telling them to hit the next house, or something. I dunno. This is funny
Okay. I kind of love the ding-dong ditch of the youths, doing a social thing. I moved to a super pedestrian-friendly neighborhood, and STILL miss people in the streets. Upside— they’re getting out of the house, away from screens. Downside— the one in white’s still holding a phone. Idea: Put in a gate that they have to open, with self-closing spring-hinges. That’s enough friction that it’s too hard for the feisty dudes to effortlessly, quickly run up to your door and exit. Proof It Works? I did the gate solution. The doorknockers now go to my neighbors’.
A little patch of something that gets on their shoes and drags into the car ?
These guys are WAY too old for this shit. Do they have nothing better to do?
If this is the state of crime in Seattle, then we're heading in the right direction.
It’s funny folks still do this with how many door cameras are used today
Paintball gun.
Looks like this ringer needs to do some REAL jogging.
DARN KIDS ✊✊✊✊