US EditionMasked Trio Who Terrorized Virginia Family Was Trying to Pull a ‘Prank,’ Police Say
Three teenage cousins staged a Halloween prank causing a police investigation that took over 100 hours, with no charges filed as the family declined prosecution.
- A group consisting of a woman, her two sons, and a nephew tried to prank their family members by dressing up in Halloween costumes and making threats at their home in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 14.
- Police investigated the incident, which involved a total of three adults and four children, for around 100 hours before determining that it was intended as a prank.
- While no charges will be filed, the police chief expressed disappointment, stating that such pranks could have deadly consequences and represent a moral failure.
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Police: Masked threatening suspects were relatives in 'horrific prank'
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Scripps News Richmond) — Three masked intruders who terrorized an Alexandria family earlier this month, banging on their door and threatening to break in, have been identified as the family’s own cousins in what police are calling a “horrific prank.” These images provided by Alexandria Police show three masked suspects accused in an attempted home burglary on Oct. 14, 2025. (Alexandria Police) Surveillance video from the inciden…
Police Release Shocking Update on Masked Trio Sought in Attempted Virginia Home Break-In Caught on Video
The Alexandria Police Department says an adult woman, her two sons (14 and 16) and her nephew staged the Oct. 14 door-pounding seen on a Ring video, while two adults filmed. After tips, interviews, a confession and 100+ investigative hours, and consultation with prosecutors and the family, no charges will be filed.
Masked trio who terrorized Virginia family was trying to pull a 'prank,' police say
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WDCW) – Police in Virginia say an incident in which is appeared that a group of people wearing Halloween masks terrorized a family during a burglary attempt was, in fact, a prank. Police Chief Tarrick McGuire of the Alexandria Police Department provided the update at a news conference Monday morning, more than a week after the incident made headlines across the country. At the news conference, the chief said emergency dispatcher…
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