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They had radar. They would be looking at me, talking, and swat a fly 90 degrees to the right or left without so much as a glance. A flick of the wrist. Pay dirt! But then plastic swatters came along.

If you live in the Miami Valley and have been outdoors lately, chances are you have been swatting hover or syrphid flies. They are not the same as sweat bees.

It's a dangerous crime known as "swatting” and happens when criminals make prank calls to authorities, reporting fake emergencies in the hopes of getting a large-scale law enforcement response.

At many levels across America, such hoaxes have been plaguing the nation for years, including at schools, grocery stores, office buildings and airports − anywhere large groups of people gather. Also ...