NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLA. (WSVN) – A North Bay Village family is frustrated after falling victim several times to teens performing a door-kicking TikTok trend.<\/p>\n
In one instance caught on surveillance video, a teen kicked the locked door of Lorely Carpio\u2019s apartment so hard that it knocked open the door, sending a wave of fear through her family.<\/p>\n
\u201cOut of nowhere, we hear a bang and the door flies open really hard and my husband gets shocked, we all get shocked,\u201d said Carpio.<\/p>\n
When her husband rushed to check for an intruder, he found an apparent teenager running frantically from their home near South Treasure Drive.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe comes outside and all he sees is a kid running to the park,\u201d said Carpio.<\/p>\n
The family of three is expecting a fourth member to join them soon.<\/p>\n
Carpio\u2019s husband worried that this prank could\u2019ve had severe consequences if she had been near the doorway.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband got frustrated because I\u2019m pregnant, he was like, \u2018What if I was behind the door and got hit or my daughter?’\u201d said Carpio.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video near their apartment shows the teen approaching their door just before 5 p.m. on Monday.<\/p>\n
The teen takes a look behind him before thrusting his foot into the door with intense force. Immediately after, he runs away.<\/p>\n
Carpio said this is the third time it\u2019s happened at their home.<\/p>\n
When they reported the incident to authorities, they insisted on speaking with officers about the issue in person.<\/p>\n
North Bay Village Police responded and took a report of the incident.<\/p>\n
Carpio told 7News the officers claimed to have spoken to the juvenile\u2019s parents and issued a warning.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband was demanding for more because it\u2019s not the first time,\u201d said Carpio.<\/p>\n
She added that they\u2019re not the only victims to this reckless prank.<\/p>\n
According to Carpio, a group of teens hanging out at the nearby park would often pick out random units to kick doors before running back.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a kick here from before,\u201d said Carpio.<\/p>\n
The immature stunt is part of a years-old trend that\u2019s regained notoriety on TikTok where people record themselves kicking in doors of unsuspecting residents to the beat of music before running off.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just happening in South Florida.<\/p>\n
Near St. Augustine, similar pranks have been met with stark warnings by authorities that it can lead to deadly consequences if these juveniles pick a home of someone believing they\u2019re in danger and have a weapon nearby.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou guys want to get shot by a homeowner when you\u2019re kicking their door and they think you\u2019re breaking in to kill them?\u201d the St. John\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s deputy told teens that were taken into custody.<\/p>\n
That exact scenario played out last year at a home in Lighthouse Point.<\/p>\n