‘Just a prank’: Big twist in Bengaluru delivery boy murder, pillion rider smashed car window; how events unfolded

A food delivery agent's death in Bengaluru was the result of a fatal road rage incident, triggered by a pillion rider's prank ...

‘I thought it was a Halloween prank – then people covered in blood appeared’

Terrified passengers described barricading themselves in carriages and watching fellow travellers flee ‘covered in blood’ ...

Flagler Sheriff's Office on the lookout for ding-dong ditchers in Palm Coast

The doorbell prank has been reported across the nation over the past several years, sometimes with deadly outcomes.
Opinion

‘No such thing as a prank anymore’: In Florida, do ‘ding-dong ditches’ endanger kids?

A little after 10 p.m. on a recent October night, a group of kids ran up to the doorbell of a West Boca Raton home and made to flee, one of a series of “ding-dong ditch” pranks they said they were ...
WDSU

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office determined report of armed suspect in Lakeside Mall was a prank

THE NOPD SAYS 400 OFFICERS WILL BE STATIONED AROUND DOWNTOWN AND THE FRENCH QUARTER DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL VIOLENCE. ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES INCLUDE OFFICERS ON FOOT, ON BIKES AND ...

Crime recap: 322 arrested last week in El Paso County

Colorado Springs police saw murder, domestic violence and “prank” bomb threats last week, among other offenses, with law enforcement making 322 arrests in El Paso County. From Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, the ...
The New York Times

Police Warn Against Pranking People With A.I. Images of Homeless Intruder

Law enforcement departments in several states said that an online trend in which people are tricked into believing a homeless man is in their homes could have dangerous consequences. By Jin Yu Young ...