The Vancouver Police Department is investigating at least seven incidents — apparently linked to a popular social media challenge — of teens kicking in residents’ doors in east Vancouver.
The TikTok “Door Kick Challenge” encourages app users to upload video snippets of them kicking in doors of unsuspecting people, according to a police department news release.
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