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Middlebury Acting Police Chief Fran Dabbo reports the department was called to the Acme Drive area Wednesday, Aug. 17, at 9:32 p.m. because two adult males were reportedly knocking on doors in the area. Officers spoke to one complainant who stated someone rang his doorbell, but when he answered the door nobody was there. The homeowner was concerned, so he checked around his property and saw two males walking up Jericho Road. He asked them if they rang his doorbell and they said they did. They said they were “screwing around.” The complainant warned them he was calling the police.
At about 9:50 p.m., police received another call, this time from a woman. She also reported that someone rang her doorbell, but nobody was at her door when she answered it.
Police located two males, still in the neighborhood and hiding in some bushes. They were identified as Daniel Olschefski, 26, of Oakville and Michael Lopez, 27, of Middlebury. Olschefski said he and Lopez were bored and were playing “Ding Dong Ditch” for the “thrill.” (The Urban Dictionary says Ding Dong Ditch means to knock on someone’s door and then run away.)
Lopez said they were just walking around but they did not know where they were. They both said they did not know anybody in the neighborhood and were unfamiliar with the area. Police later found Olschefski’s car parked one street away. Both were placed under arrest for disorderly conduct and transported to police headquarters for processing. Olschefski and Lopez were released on a promise to appear in Waterbury Court on Aug. 29.
