>> officer >> narrator: next on "most daring"... >> watch out! >> get off... >> narrator: ...ballistic neighbors... >> you go to hell! >> narrator: ...backyard boneheads... they all add up to "bedlam in the burbs." >> [bleep] >> narrator: tonight... >> get back! >> narrator: ...raging floodwaters invade a neighborhood... >> there it goes, guys. >> narrator: ...in a wave of destruction. plus... >> you got a flat tire, too? >> narrator: young do-it-yourselfers make a minor miscalculation. >> ohh! >> narrator: then later, a street with no traffic, a truck with no driver, and a dimwit with no luck. >> [bleep] >> narrator: these are the most heart-stopping moments ever caught on tape. true stories of real people...

in real danger. >> oh, my god! this is... coming soon to a cul-de-sac near you... it's "meet the neighbors." starring the always-affable lady from down the street. no one is sure what started it, but she's on a mission to make diane and holly richards pack up and move. >> i've had problems with my neighbor for about six years. she'll call the police constantly for nothing. she'll say somebody broke a leaf off her fake tree. >> she'll wake up at 5:00 in the

morning and start screaming at us. she leaves us threatening notes and letters. >> narrator: she's even added some decorative flourishes to the richards' mailbox. [ paint spraying ] >> i painted it white, and she didn't like that, so she decided that she was gonna repaint it herself. [ paint spraying ] >> narrator: after this episode, it was time to call in the police. but that just causes the town crier to vent her rage at the cop. >> we needed something to show to the judge to get a restraining order. >> narrator: and when the woman returns home one day to find a window broken, holly and diane are ready with a camera to get all the proof they need. >> i knew right away that as soon as she saw that, she would be blaming me. what do you want? >> you broke my window! >> get off -- >> you broke my window!

you bitch! >> get off my -- >> don't you ever come at me again, you bitch! get that -- [bleep] you, you bitch! >> get off my property! get off my property! >> you broke my damn window! you go to hell! >> i really had the feeling that this time she might get physically violent. she had her fists up in the air, and it looked like she was really threatening. >> narrator: unfortunately for madam neighborly, police discover that the window was actually broken from the inside. >> we figured out that the dog was left in all day long and she really wanted out, so she started jumping on the window. >> narrator: the richards get their restraining order. but it seems nothing, not even this tv interview, can keep the persistent pest from stirring the pot. [ thumping ] >> hey!

what the heck... who's banging? >> you're violating my privacy! >> narrator: unfortunately, there's no telling when this fracas will ever be reconciled. >> don't you ever come at me again, you bitch! >> i think the only way that we're gonna resolve the problem that i have with my neighbor is for one of us to move. >> [bleep] you, you bitch! >> and i'm not going anywhere. >> narrator: for now, it's up to the courts to keep the peace between these modern-day hatfields and mccoys. >> you go to hell! >> get off my property. >> narrator: st. george, utah. relentless rains have swollen the santa clara river, and it's threatening to swallow homes in the subdivision of creekside. hours ago, these houses were several hundred yards from the

river. now residents are in a desperate race to evacuate. >> get back, get back, get back! >> the rate of the river was eroding the land about 10 to 15 feet in 10 to 15 minutes. >> narrator: the family makes it out with no time to spare. sadly, all their possessions are still inside. >> oh, crap! >> here it goes! >> there it goes, there it goes, there it goes, there it goes! >> narrator: in less than 10 seconds... the entire home disappears in the murky torrent. next door, robert duffin hopes his house won't be next.

>> i was farther away from the river and at a higher elevation. and i thought surely that my home was going to be safe. >> narrator: unfortunately, he's wrong. >> corner's sagging. starting to crack. there it goes. there it goes, guys. >> i had put so much effort into building this new home, and all except the kitchen was gone. >> narrator: sadly, robert's home won't be the last lost today. >> whoa. >> narrator: by the time the waters recede, 27 homes are swallowed or condemned.

the folks in creekside will rebuild their community but now with a new respect for their fearsome neighbor around the corner -- mother nature. >> there it goes, guys. there it goes, there it goes, there it goes, there it goes! >> narrator: pikesville, maryland. a police dragnet sweeps through an upscale development outside baltimore. but these fugitives aren't hard to find. a herd of buffalo has invaded a authorities steer the giant animals into the club's gated tennis area... proving that even strays get their day in court. the great plains grazers escaped from a nearby farm, and the impromptu zoo becomes an instant area sensation. >> the buffaloes had this really

strong stench. it really smelled up the tennis courts, i can tell you that much. >> narrator: owner gerald berg watches as dozens of officers trespassers onto trailers. >> i just stood up on the side of the truck when i saw them trying to round them up, and i just laughed myself silly. >> narrator: unfortunately, some of the creatures are bullheaded. cops soon thin the herd until just two remain, but the stubborn beasts continue their doubles tournament and defiantly jump the net. officers use the club's pool furniture to make a mobile fence and lock up one of the rebels. but when it's time for john mcenbuffalo to hop in, the big bruiser flips out. the bison rams through the deck-chair barricade... and bowls over a patrolman.

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>> narrator: life in the burbs

may sound peaceful... ...but as we're about to see... >> [ screams ] >> narrator: ...looks can be deceiving. >> get on the ground! >> narrator: in one of the oldest suburbs in albuquerque, garcia's kitchen is a local favorite. >> how are you today? i got a brisket taco plate here. >> narrator: and none love it more than the resident early birds. for regulars like randy, a retired air force major, a cup of coffee at the crack of dawn is the best way to start the day. but when a young man in a hoodie enters and scans over the business, server elizabeth padilla spots something that isn't right. >> when we he walked in the restaurant, he was wearing sunglasses, and it was still dark outside. to mug for the camera, then approaches elizabeth with a simple request. >> he pulled out a crumpled

dollar bill and asked me for four quarters. is just bait. the register, the punk makes his move. >> narrator: and randy's right the culprit's collar. and randy's got help. for breakfast. with god on their side, the good samaritans join the fight. the desperate crook is no match for the combined power of the elizabeth frantically calls

the men force the offender to the floor, holding him down with kicking and fighting. so sorry. i didn't mean to do it. let me go." >> narrator: but at the bottom going anywhere. within minutes, a plainclothes officer responds, weapon at the as more cops stream in, >> randy had the guts to go grab him and pull him down. a lot of people wouldn't have done that. >> [ screams ] >> narrator: and after this grab-and-dash was stopped the restaurant was happy to serve all these holy defenders a heavenly hot breakfast free of charge. >> [ groans ]

>> narrator: in neighborhoods around the world, firing up the backyard barbecue is a time-honored tradition...except, apparently, in this tiny corner of reading, england, where zain griffiths and his housemates can't seem to relight the charcoal. >> we had already cooked some meat already. it was literally a case of we needed to cook a little bit more. however, the fire was dying a little. >> narrator: they try the usual methods to spark a flame... ...until impatience gets the best of their petrol-wielding pal, tom. >> tom is a very nice guy. however, can be a little bit slow at times. >> narrator: just witness his handiwork. [ laughter ] >> water! water! >> narrator: tom pours slowly

then flings the burning can without thinking. >> oh, that's a bad idea, tom! we all kind of panicked a little bit, to be honest, and there was a lot of running around -- a couple of guys darting around like headless chickens and not knowing what to do next. >> narrator: unfortunately, these grill masters are no better at putting a fire out... than they are at starting one. >> we decided to throw water on a petrol fire, which is never a good idea. >> narrator: oil and water don't mix -- especially when it's ablaze. and this slow-motion bucket brigade isn't very good at drowning the problem.

>> none of us even thought about using sand to put out a petrol fire. we looked around and thought, "we know that." combustible skills, this barbecue is a bust. luckily, no people were harmed in the making of this picnic. >> narrator: boca raton, florida. after a purse-snatching job at a megastore, two crooks are desperate to get out of town. >> oh, that cruiser nearly lost control trying to keep up. >> narrator: but these inner-city thugs will soon learn why it's called "suburban sprawl." >> i think that officer just bumped it. >> narrator: the suspects bail off the freeway, hoping to lose police on side streets. >> they're getting off at

atlantic here. >> narrator: but they're the ones who soon get lost. >> turning into a residential section now. i cannot tell you exactly where we are, and, obviously, this guy >> within seconds, the van is caught in a cul-de-sac... >> now he's pulling into a yard. >> narrator: ...stopping just outside the home of eleanor gilligan. >> i says, "my god, sounds like there's war out there. all the helicopters -- what the heck's going on?" >> narrator: one robber uses high-stakes game of hide-and-seek. but he's as disoriented on foot as he is on wheels. so he figures the only thing to do is enjoy his last moment of freedom. >> oh, he's not running anymore. is he just gonna sit down here? >> i thought it was one of my neighbors sitting there. and here i saw the policeman put

cuffs on him, and i -- "[ gasps ] that's him." as i was looking out the window and i says to my husband, "oh, my god. look how young he is, and it's a shame -- he's such a good-looking man." >> narrator: the arrestee is taken in for questioning. his two-bit thievery may have put him on the map. >> getting off at atlantic here. >> narrator: too bad he didn't have one to help him navigate this suburban jungle. >> is he just gonna sit down here? >> yeah, go! >> narrator: ...neighborhood knuckleheads add a new spin to hoops. >> ohh! >> [bleep] >> narrator: plus... >> let's go! >> narrator: ...a subdivision takes a direct hit from mother nature's fury. >> oh, my god! >> narrator: then a drunken suffers a half-pipe hangover. >> [ screams ] >> narrator: there's much more >> [ screams ] >> narrator: there's much more straight ahead on...

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is supposed to be safe. >> aah! >> narrator: but mother nature knows no borders... >> holy crap. >> narrator: ...and no one's bedlam. >> go, go, go! >> narrator: woodward, iowa. when you think of the burbs, you think of picket fences and quiet streets -- not natural disasters. but this normally tranquil subdivision is invaded from above by a violent tornado. as others run for cover, jeremiah and doug nance stand awed by the spectacle. >> it almost seemed like it got quieter for a second. and then when it got right there, then it got really loud. >> they say a tornado sounds like a freight train, and that's what it sounded like. >> narrator: the eye of the twister is less than a block away. the brothers are so close that

debris around them is actually being sucked into the funnel. suddenly, a neighbor's house is blown apart. >> oh! oh, my god! oh, my god. >> narrator: by sheer fortune, the tornado passes them by. >> we're real lucky that it just stayed on the other side of the road there, 'cause i thought it was coming right for us. >> oh, my jesus lord. >> narrator: in its wake, entire homes have been reduced to rubble. suddenly, the two brothers hear cries for help. the woman, becky seeman, managed to survive, even as her home was destroyed around her. >> i just heard this big whoosh and i feel my house shake.

i heard this great big boom. and then everything just came crashing down. i couldn't get out the front door. >> narrator: jeremiah and doug help her and her dog to safety. >> i am so happy to be alive. >> narrator: the ferocious storm cell leaves the quiet community looking like a war zone. the nance siblings are just lucky their close-up encounter... >> let's go! >> narrator: ...didn't add them to the suburban waste heap. >> oh, my god! oh, my god. >> narrator: for youth living in the burbs... the quest for excitement is a challenging pursuit. but it doesn't take much to turn backyard fun into dangerous stunts. in rural georgia, two gals

decide to film a playful video they can use to entertain male friends. wearing skimpy bikinis, their footage is sure to be a big hit... just not in the way they planned. >> ohh! >> [ laughs ] >> narrator: when the bouncing bettys wander too close to the edge, they snap a spring and hit rock bottom. >> ohh! >> narrator: fortunately, they're able to laugh off the embarrassing fall. but leave it to a frat boy to elevate trampoline antics to new heights... as well as dizzying lows. the showboat tries for a triple lindy... but ends up with a double whammy. of course, his exploit seems downright genius compared to

some. kody lewis is the neighborhood whiz kid who devised a way to turn a basketball hoop into a catapult. >> i'd sit on the back of it and one person would hold the rim and then two people would hold the pole of it and three people would jump on the base, and i'd go flying. >> narrator: sounds like there's no way this can go wrong. >> ohh! >> i just jumped a little too early and the basketball goal came and hit me in the butt and it broke the basketball goal. it was just like, "uh-oh." mouthful of shingle. >> ohh! >> and i blacked out, i guess, for about 10, 15 minutes. no one really wanted to try anything that stupid ever again. >> okay, cool. >> narrator: for stir-crazy suburban teens, these

self-amusing flops prove a lesson. >> ohh! >> narrator: it's better to be bored off your ass... than flat on it. >> oh! >> narrator: deerfield beach, florida. it's a local skaters' summertime blowout... >> whoo! complete with brewskies, boards, and this guy. >> gonna be good, gonna be good! >> narrator: every close-knit in this case, bobby black. give him enough beer, and this staggering star is up for anything. finally, his luck turns. the partygoers decide to give

him a shot. >> you the man! >> [bleep] >> narrator: after a quick tutorial... >> bobby black is ready to hit the half-pipe. and hit it he does. >> oomph! >> narrator: the "x"-gamer wannabe falls flat, and the crowd loves it. but as the drunken daredevil tries to roll a second time... he leaves the board behind. >> go! >> aah! oomph! >> [bleep] >> narrator: what people won't do for fun in the burbs -- like this 8-foot header into solid plywood. he's out cold.

[ indistinct shouting, cheering ] after several minutes unconscious, the backyard bombardier comes to... [ cheers ] ...just long enough to pass out again. >> [bleep] >> narrator: eventually, he wakes up. he's dazed but not badly injured. >> whoo! >> narrator: he even considers giving it one more try. one thing's for certain -- the hell of a bash. still to come... just because you can drive with no hands doesn't mean you should.

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were like, "hey, man, you got to pull this car out." so i was like, "all right, hey, no problem." >> narrator: well, maybe one little problem. [ engine revs, metal creaks ] >> narrator: now this bumper is all bent out of shape, and so is the driver. his buddies, on the other hand... >> after it got bent the first time, we were kind of wary about doing it again. but then we were like, "might as well. we already started." >> narrator: the boys from the block try again. and this time, they're determined to break the car free... or least just break the car. >> turned around all of a sudden, hey, a chunk of the car was off. >> i knew it was possible to rip off an entire bumper, but the whole back end of a car? >> it was like the greatest thing we've ever seen.

>> narrator: apparently, joey didn't hear his friends' warnings -- or so he says. >> "stop, stop, stop." how can you not hear that? he was screaming loud. >> hey, oh, come on, man. >> narrator: so much for doing it yourself... ...because this tow turned out [ siren wails ] the sleepy parish of ouachita, louisiana, is unaccustomed to high-speed chases. but when a drug-running rebel quiet hamlet, sheriff royce toney's men feel obliged to give him a taste of local justice. >> deputies realized they were about to go through two school zones, and that's when they knew they had to end the pursuit. >> narrator: speeding dangerously close to the school, lawmen take decisive action. [ tires squealing ]

a precise tap to the rear end, and this hell-raiser is toast. [ indistinct radio chatter ] deputies search the trunk and discover the desperado's secret. >> we found a cereal box with approximately 5,000 hits of ecstasy with a street value of approximately $70,000. >> narrator: alvin dubose soon pleads guilty to drug possession. >> he's not gonna be a danger to our community for a considerable amount of time. >> narrator: so, drug dealers, beware. make a breakfast run in the sleepy community of ouachita... and you will go hungry. brisbane, australia. >> [ laughs ] >> what?!

word. >> narrator: whoever came up mice will play" must have grown up in he suburbs. with no parents around, every to watch 8-year-old ryan stanley jump over some garbage cans. >> oh, yeah! >> narrator: and he's only doing it because braden, the resident teen on the scene, dared him to. but when the older boy lines up a row of five cans... a big-brother type... or a bully?" looking to impress the older

as he can. >> ohh! >> narrator: it's just not enough to clear the bins. the young daredevil is flung head over heels and lands hard on the curb. >> ohh! >> narrator: but he shouldn't expect any sympathy from the impresario of cruelty. >> [ crying ] [ laughter ] [ crying ] >> narrator: rather than help, the sadistic braden actually mocks his young friend. he'd probably make mini-knievel jump it again, but ryan's dad could be home any minute, and he won't be happy. >> i was disappointed that they would egg him on in the first place.

and you've got to remember, he's only an 8-year-old. he doesn't realize what's right and what's wrong. >> [ crying ] >> narrator: fortunately, ryan only needs a few band-aids rather than a trip to the hospital. and his father had laid down the law on any future attempts at suburban-stunt fame. >> i can't stop kids from being kids. if you're gonna try and do something like that, make sure that i'm around or someone that's sensible is around. >> narrator: at least, that is, until ryan turns 18. >> ohh! >> narrator: still ahead... >> whoo! >> narrator: ...mom hops on a >> oh, my god. >> narrator: plus, a city slicker meets his match on the streets of suburbia. but first... brutal home invaders... face nickel-plated payback.

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>> narrator: the sedan pulls up... and the firepower pours out. one carries an assault rifle. others are armed with pistols. but the renegades get a big surprise. [ gunshot ] the owner has a gun in the garage, and the bandits are sent scattering. [ screaming ] [ gunshots ] [ engine revs ] [ tires squealing ] just off-camera, the homeowner spots the invaders and quickly grabs his own handgun. [ gunshot ] he peppers the fleeing perps with a barrage of hot lead. [ gunshots ] two of the hoods abandon the car and bolt on foot.

and the driver gets a startling parting gift. [ gunshots ] a pair of bullets punches through the windshield with remarkable accuracy. [ tires squealing ] the shot-up car backs out, then roars down the street, and it's all on tape. >> the advantages of having a security system are obvious. you're able to see exactly what happens from the time the suspects arrive to the time they leave. >> narrator: the crystal-clear images of the offenders prove invaluable to police. [ gunshots ] >> it helped us positively identify the suspects when we actually apprehended them. >> narrator: these fiends thought they had an easy score in the suburbs just because they were packing heat. but instead... [ gunshot ] ...they'll be sent packing... [ gunshots ] ...all the way to jail.

[ gunshots ] [ engine revs ] [ tires squealing ] a winter storm has left the streets of holland a slippery mess. [ laughter ] >> narrator: with outlying areas still awaiting road crews, this neighborhood is like a sedan slip 'n slide. [ metal crunching ] >> oh! >> narrator: a trio of commuters on their way home from work will have to wait for that martini. the first nails the pole and knocks the light out. the second... makes it lights-out for the first. the third car manages to avoid but the motorists are not happy

about their battered vehicles. even as police arrive... the hits just keep on coming. the officer calls for a sand truck. now if it can just get here in time. these suburban sojourners have just learned a painful lesson. when you try to take on nature... she is one slippery mother. when we return... shattered... by masters of mayhem. next on... shattered... by masters of mayhem.

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>> narrator: residential roads >> aaah! >> narrator: but throw in some reckless locals... >> aah! >> narrator: ...and you've got some pretty mean streets. des moines, iowa. this narrow side path seems like the perfect location for a ghost ride. so a thrill-seeker puts his pickup on autopilot and climbs onto the hood.

doing a steady 30 miles an hour, he's got the gas pedal under control. but the steering wheel's a different story. >> aah! >> narrator: the unmanned machine drifts onto the curb. it takes out a fire hydrant... before plowing into a pole. the daredevil bails out in time... >> aah! >> narrator: ...but is nearly run over by the rear tire. >> holy [bleep] >> narrator: he'll need a new truck and a good lawyer. suburban smashups can get much scarier when criminals are involved. in medford, massachusetts, a police chase enters a peaceful bedroom community and gives it a disturbing wake-up call. [ siren wails, tires squealing ]

a fleeing car thief veers around an s.u.v... flipping his stolen vehicle onto its side. cops rush in to find the crook is seriously injured. arrive, stunned to find their once quiet corner turned into a chaotic crime scene. although the neighborhood will soon return to normal, life for the wrecked robber may never be the same. but not all mishaps on main street, u.s.a., require heavy horsepower. sometimes all it takes is two wheels, a tiny engine, and a just ask annette of virginia beach, virginia.

she plans to cruise this >> we were invited to the block party on the 4th of july. i have got to try that." [ engine turns over ] >> narrator: once the engine is started, she's off on her maiden voyage. >> everything happened so fast. as he was cranking the scooter throttle, and i just took off. >> narrator: unfortunately, annette is on course for a yankee-doodle disaster. >> oh! ooh! oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> narrator: avoiding a scooter-car collision, annette i'm gonna crash right into that car." so i pulled back on the brake and tried to veer away. as i was going over the handlebars, i'm thinking, "please, don't let me mess up my face."

>> narrator: aside from a few scratches, annette's okay. she's even itching to get back on the blacktop. >> yeah, i would like to try that again -- definitely would. next time i get on anything, i'm gonna make sure that i know how it works. >> narrator: good idea. sometimes the safest district can host the wildest wipeouts... and an average avenue... could be the boulevard of broken bones. peel back the white-picket fence and peek behind the three-car garage. you'll find a ticky-tacky playground... >> get on the ground! >> narrator: so if your neighbor is no longer neighborly... >> you go to hell! >> narrator: ...and chaos invades the next cul-de-sac...