‘Swatting’ calls spark panic, fear, massive police responses. Can California finally crack down?
Calls have triggered huge deployments of law enforcement and caused panic at schools, churches and other institutions. But ...
California lawmakers seek tougher penalties for "swatting" calls
A state senator from Southern California introduced a bill to allow prosecutors to charge people who make "swatting" calls ...
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As hoax 911 calls surge, California lawmakers push for 'swatting' crackdown
Earlier this month, the Claremont Police Department received a chilling 911 report: A caller said they were holding someone captive inside a Claremont McKenna College restroom, carrying a bomb and ...
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‘Swatting’ call locks down another Southern California college campus
A “swatting call” is a dangerous and illegal prank in which the caller claims a life-threatening emergency at a specific ...
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'Swatting' calls spark panic, fear, massive police responses. Can California finally crack down?
Law enforcement massed at Loma Linda University Medical Center on March 12 after false reports of a gunman in the facility's Children's Hospital. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) ...
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Swatting: A frightening hoax demanding serious attention
In an era where technology connects us like never before, it is both shocking and disheartening that this same connectivity is being weaponized to create chaos and fear in communities across the ...