In 2011, Adam Kinzinger was awakened by pounding on the door of his Washington, DC apartment by police demanding to know what he had done with “Tina.” He was a victim of swatting.

The FBI reported a surge in swatting calls in late 2023 and early 2024, with some of the targets linked to court cases against former President Donald Trump. A fake emergency call reported a ...

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees this week were on the receiving end of bomb threats and a form of criminal harassment called "swatting," his camp said. According to a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A dangerous crime known as "swatting” happens when criminals make prank calls to authorities, reporting fake emergencies in the hopes of getting a large-scale law ...

And swatting, which has been on the FBI’s radar for decades, can be a tough crime to prosecute. Online methods make it easy to spoof a phone number and a voice.

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees this week were on the receiving end of bomb threats and a form of criminal harassment called "swatting," his camp said. According to a ...

Swatting incidents have surged in recent years, with schools being a primary target. According to reports, the 2022-2023 school year saw a staggering 546% increase in false active shooter calls ...

The Arlington County Police Department told NBC News it is investigating the swatting incident. The department said a 911 call came in just before 9 p.m. ET on Dec. 30 to report a shooting inside ...

Swatting has been around long enough that law enforcement agencies and emergency communication centers are generally aware of it. The FBI continues to issue guidance alerts, including the latest ...

Topline “Swatting”—the act of making a false 911 call in order to prompt an armed response to another person’s address—is a dangerous practice that often targets celebrities (like Nicki ...

The ABC7 I-Team reported early in Wednesday's police response that officers had found no evidence of an actual attack- suggesting that it was prompted by a hoax phone call known.