Nearly 150 laws went into effect in Florida on July 1, including a wide variety of new crimes, harsher penalties, and changes ...

Simi Valley Police Department responded to and confirmed a false emergency report as a swatting incident, now seeking the ...

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 attempting to identify the person who reported a fake crime in Ventura County Monday afternoon. Officers were sent ...

Authorities in Erie are responding to a swatting incident, a dangerous hoax that involves making false claims to provoke an ...

Swatting — when someone makes a false 911 report to illicit a large and aggressive police response — has become increasingly common over the last decade as it becomes easier for callers to ...

BAKER, Fla -- The teen -- who had the Baker School swatted in 2023 -- was sentenced on Monday. Landyn Whittington was ...

Swatting is a prank call made to authorities with the express purpose of luring them to a location – usually a home – where they are led to believe a horrific crime has been committed or is in ...

Swatting incidents targeting government officials on the rise 04:13. More than a dozen public officials have been targeted by attempted "swatting attacks" in the weeks since Christmas, according ...

Swatting is 'digital terrorism,' expert says. Kevin Coffey, a retired member of the LAPD and risk expert, explains how swatting has changed over the years and why the sudden boom has developed.

A second swatting method sidesteps the traditional phone system altogether. Some swatters use a teletypewriter (TTY) relay -- a phone system created for people who are deaf -- to place 911 calls.

Swatting battering-rammed its way into the national conversation two years ago, after LA-based gamer Tyler Bariss, peeved over a Call of Duty dispute, attempted to send the police to another ...