A false call for an armed shooter triggered a massive police response at Clarement McKenna College; L.A.'s second 'swatting' ...

The Claremont McKenna College campus was placed on lockdown ... At around 8 p.m., officers said that the incident was believed to be a "swatting call," meaning it was someone knowingly making ...

A “swatting call” is a dangerous and illegal ... “The caller told dispatch that they were in a restroom at Claremont McKenna College Campus, holding someone captive and threatening to ...

Calls have triggered huge deployments of law enforcement and caused panic at schools, churches and other institutions. But ...

Students and faculty at Claremont McKenna College on Thursday rushed to shelter ... only to learn hours later that the report originated from “swatting call,” the second such large illegal ...

An alert of a possible shooter at Claremont McKenna College on Thursday evening, March 13, that prompted shelter-in-place orders and a multi-agency law enforcement response turned out to be a false ...

A shelter in place order was lifted at Claremont McKenna College after a report of a possible shooter on the campus was determined to be a swatting call, officials said. An unidentified caller to ...

A state senator from Southern California introduced a bill to allow prosecutors to charge people who make "swatting" calls ...

An alert of a possible shooter at Claremont McKenna College on Thursday evening ... Police determined the situation to be a swatting call, a false report to law enforcement meant to provoke ...