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A young person approaches a home, rings the doorbell (maybe knocks too) and runs. It's a centuries-old prank that at its best is a harmless annoyance for victims. You may know it by its playful names: ...

A Houston, Texas man was charged with murder after allegedly killing an 11-year-old who played a "ding-dong ditch" prank. Officials in Houston said 42-year-old Gonzalo Leon Jr. was charged with murder ...

The prank appeared to have been inspired by a social media trend. An 11-year-old Texas boy has died after being shot in the back when he allegedly attempted a door-knocking prank on a neighbor, police ...

I have built all sorts of practical Raspberry Pi projects, but sometimes you just want to have a little fun. That is precisely what led me to turn a Raspberry Pi Zero W into a harmless prank machine.