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It was two years ago that a series of "swatting" incidents terrorized communities and schools throughout New York, including ...
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Two out-of-state teenagers have been arrested in connection with a pair of swatting incidents last month that targeted a home in Polk County, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he was surprised Connecticut and New York extradited the suspects because he thought they ...
Lawmakers are calling for more security after this weekend's attacks on a pair of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. The heightened risk of violence includes "swatting," when someone makes a ...
Bogus hostage report at Erie Insurance Arena is latest local swatting hoax Law enforcement in Erie County, nationwide have dealt with similar hoax reports in recent years ...
Someone reported a hostage situation at Erie Insurance Arena, 809 French St., about 4:50 p.m. on June 30. It was a prank; police are investigating.
Police are attempting to identify the person who reported a fake crime in Ventura County Monday afternoon. Officers were sent to the 2100 block of Cheam Avenue after receiving a call reporting the … ...
Officers determined this to be a "swatting" incident, a hoax in which someone falsely reports a violent emergency to prompt a massive police response.
Also in the University Heights blotter, officers were called when an occupied parked car was blocking a Miramar Boulevard home's driveway. The driver was found asleep at the wheel, and later ...
An East Hartford teen is facing charges in Florida alongside a teenager from Syracuse, N.Y., after authorities say the two made swatting calls last month to the home of a 12-year-old with whom they ...
Little Elm officers responded to a call at a home over the weekend that turned out to be a swatting call.