Terrifying 'door kick challenge' surges in popularity in California city as cops warn they'll charge anyone they catch doing it

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The trend known as the 'door kick challenge' involves a person kicking a resident's front door and running away without getting caught.

Published: 03:57 GMT, 13 November 2026 | Updated: 05:26 GMT, 13 November 2026

California youngsters are being cautioned by police not to take part in a bizarre new social media trend that involves kicking doors and running away.

A slightly upgraded version of the ‘ding-dong ditch’ prank has taken over the residential areas in Irvine, police said.

The trend known as the 'door kick challenge' involves a person kicking a resident’s front door as hard as possible and running away without getting caught, and eventually posting it on social media.

Irvine police warned parents about the increasing activity, alerting them that participation in such seemingly harmless pranks may result in criminal charges for their children.

Authorities added that several incidents have been captured on home security cameras and it could also result in potentially dangerous confrontations.

‘The last month alone we’ve had over 20 calls of people reporting seeing either kids kicking the doors or neighbors who have actually had their door kicked calling in to us,” Officer Ziggy Azarcon, a public information officer for the Irvine Police Department, told ABC 7.

He added that such pranks can cause property damage and can prove to be detrimental for kids.

‘If there’s damage to the door, this can rise to the level of crime. We’re seeing some of the damage here and we are taking crime reports for vandalism,” Azarcon said.

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