A social media challenge is causing some costly damage in Elk Grove, with at least five children recently arrested for vandalism.

Elk Grove police said it is called the TikTok "Door Kick Challenge," where kids are running up to people's doors, kicking them in and then running off.

Sergeant Jason Jimenez said that over the last 30 days, the department has gotten eight reports of this challenge and has made five arrests, with two of those being arrests of 13-year-olds. The ages of the other three weren't given, but police described them in a press release as "youngsters."

Jimenez said one doorframe was busted so badly that it cost upwards of $900 to fix. Anything above $950 could be felony charges, and the parents would be held responsible for paying for the repairs.

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