Police at the University of Colorado Boulder on Monday responded to what is now being investigated as a "potential swatting ...

Swatting incidents have occurred at Villanova and University of South Carolina in recent days. What is going on? What is ...

In audio of the 911 call played by Wichita police at a news conference on Friday, a man said he shot his father in the head and that he was holding his mother and a sibling at gunpoint.

Triangle law enforcement officers say the prank called "swatting" - prompting the SWAT raid of the home of another videogamer, either as revenge or for amusement - is dangerous and potentially deadly.

The prank call created the potential for serious consequences, Rynerson said. This type of prank call is known as swatting, or a call to 911 to report a fake emergency.

Police believe that call was actually made 1,300 miles away in Los Angeles by 25-year-old Tyler Barriss. Finch's death is the first known fatality caused by a dangerous hoax called "SWATting." ...

The prank call created the potential for serious consequences, Rynerson said. This type of prank call is known as swatting, or a call to 911 to report a fake emergency.

'Swatting' is dangerous can may lead to tragedy, authorities warn. Aug. 16, 2011 — -- Swatting is the practice of making prank calls that sound so violent that they provoke a SWAT team ...

Swatting calls place an immense strain on responding departments. The Orange County Sheriff's Department deployed about 30 people to the Bateses' home, including a SWAT team, a helicopter and K-9 ...

Twenty-four hours later, police received another 911 call that alleged the “ Barbie World ” rapper’s house was on fire. Police deemed both instances were swatting pranks.

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