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Bookmark or Share- The Crime of 'Swatting': Fake 9-1-1 Calls Have Real ConsequencesIt’s called “swatting”—making a hoax call to 9-1-1 to draw a response from law enforcement, usually a SWAT team. The individuals who engage in this activity use technology to make it appear...
- The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent 'swatting'June 29, 2023, 3:40 PM PDT. By Jacob Ward and Lora Kolodny, CNBC. Author Patrick Tomlinson and his wife, business owner Niki Robinson, have been "swatted" at their home in Milwaukee more than...
- Why ‘swatting’ incidents are so alarming | CNNSwatting is a dangerous criminal hoax where a false report is made to police with the express purpose of luring them to a location, where they are led to believe a horrific crime such as a mass...
- Swatting - WikipediaSwatting carries a high risk of violence, and causes resources of about $10,000 per incident to be wasted by a city or county that responds to a false report of a serious law enforcement emergency, as well as liability if things go wrong.
- FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increase nationwide ...Ashley Belanger - 6/30/2023, 12:31 PM. Enlarge. Roberto Machado Noa / Contributor | LightRocket. 190. Last month, the FBI created a national online database to finally start coordinating law...
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