(CNN) — Eleven-year-old Julián Guzman and his cousin had been hanging out at a family party late Saturday when they decided to branch out on their own. But what started as innocent fun would soon take ...

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: ...

Ding-dong-ditch, the ring-and-run doorbell prank, is no joke and can escalate quickly with deadly consequences as it has in ...