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Group of teenagers Hartington Rd/Chiswick Staithe area

We live just off Hartington Rd and have been regularly interrupted by two young teenage boys ca. 12 - 15 years old banging on our door and letter box in the evening and running off. Whilst this might sound simply annoying, it happened last week to my wife at 10.30pm whilst I was away and she was about to go to bed so it's very unsettling. The pair did it last night at 8.30pm and I jumped in the car to find them and there as a group of two teenage girls and three boys on Hartington Rd who ran away into Chiswick Staithe when I spoke to them. I think they're very local and wish they would stop.Any ideas/suggestions? Any clue to who they might be?

Jim Brown ● 7d9 Comments

It was 'knock down Ginger' in London, re google, 'ginger' is from 18th century and means to act smartly or quickly.

Janice Evans ● 2d

It was called 'knock a door run' where I grew up.Or at least so I am told....

Keith Iddon ● 2d

You probably have better odds than anywhere else in the world apart from Ireland and Scotland.

Andrew Jones ● 2d

"Knock Down Ginger" is a bit of a misnomer really because when knocking on a random door (day or night) one has absolutely no idea if a person of the ginger persuasion actually resides within. I wonder what the success rate of knocking on a door that contains a redhead actually is?

Chris Blackwell ● 2d

"Knock down ginger" now categorised as a 'gingerist minority hate crime' by Inspector Knacker and the team at Neasden CID. If unable to identify the perpetrators then the full weight of the law, including Inspector 'Fatty' Arbuthnot, who self-identifies as thin, (pronouns they/them) will bear down on the supposed victims for wasting police time while, at the same time offering (paid) counselling to the 'victims' for any traumatic stress caused by an unidentified child/children / person of dimished growthknocking on their door. Inspectors Knacker and Arbuthnot will be present at Chiswick Police Station (if someone can find the key) for a residents' forum from 08:00-0815 on Sunday 3 May. Please submit any questions, in writing, at least seven days in advance.

N V Brooks ● 2d

I can neither confirm or deny I played knock down ginger late at night as a kid but I can say I had positive male role models and parents who cared where I was.Theoretically if I had played knock down ginger I would acknowledge now that it was a thoughtless callous thing to do which I feel thoroughly ashamed of having done (not to say that I did).

Mark Evans ● 4d

What are they doing out at that time of night? No positive male role models. Parents don't care where they are.

Juliet Hogg ● 7d

Knocking on your door and running off. The answer is you can't do nothing and the Police will do zilch. To a point many people Would criticize you for ringing the police. Answer,scare them off or do the wrong thing and expect to be up in front of a judge on grounds as gainst a minor Stay strong and stay healthy

Julian Pavey ● 7d

Any neighbour's have CCTV, or doorbell cameras.

Janice Evans ● 7d