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Police lock down San Jose Costco over reported bomb threat, determine it was a hoax
San Jose Mercury News· 6 days agoShoppers were advised to stay in cars, and the warehouse was shut down
Washington man sentenced for 20 'swatting' calls of false threats in US, Canada
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 2 days agoAshton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington. Garcia ...
‘In a way I was famous.’ WA state man sentenced for ‘swatting’ hoax calls across U.S.
Tri-City Herald McClatchy via AOL· 4 days agoFederal prosecutors said Garcia...September 2022 in the United States and Canada, falsely reporting ...
Man sentenced for 20 'swatting' calls of false threats in Georgia, other states and Canada
WABE· 2 days agoAttorney’s Office, Western District of Washington. Garcia pleaded guilty in January to two counts of...
WA man sentenced for year-long ‘swatting’ campaign
FOX 13 Seattle· 3 days agoAccording to the U.S. District...Ashton Garcia pleaded guilty in Jan. 2024 to two counts of extortion and two counts of threats and hoaxes regarding...
'Not tolerated': Mayor responds after Asheville restaurant vandalized with hate symbols
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoIn January, a reform synagogue in North Asheville, Congregation Beth HaTephila, received an email...
Washington man sentenced to prison over swatting calls, police in Michigan targeted
MLive.com· 2 days agoAshton Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, Wash., pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of extortion...
Serial ‘swatter’ who targeted 12-year-old Shaker Heights girl, WJW Channel 8 sentenced to prison
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 4 days agoAshton Garcia, 21, was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Tuesday.
First responders train for weapons of mass destruction scenarios in Portland
WGME CBS 13· 5 days agoIt's a worst-case scenario that, while rare, could happen anytime and anywhere. First responders are...