Ringing doorbells or kicking the doors hard? One is pretty innocuous, but simulating a violent break-in is not.
People keep blending two separate incidents. The door kicking in the Dallas area (I think that is where that one was), and this far more innocent one in Houston.
Actually you remind me of a point here. You want two doors on all external doors. You always want a locking metal storm door. Most dont have a deadbolt, but you can install one. Give yourself another layer of protection, another one that adds delay or makes them decide not to go after your place.