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Spring Hill fake bomb threat leads to ‘swatting’ call investigation
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSpring Hill police are actively investigating a bomb scare that forced the evacuation of hundreds of...
Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston...
Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and...
Swatting Hoaxes Are Targeting Elected Officials From Both Parties. Here's What to Know
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is seen outside the U.S. Capitol on December 7, 2023. Credit - Tom...
Florida hoax swatting call against mosque leads police back to a 17-year-old boy
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA California teenager has been arrested and extradited to Florida for making a false police report...
Is swatting illegal in Pennsylvania? What to know about the dangerous hoax practice
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBellefonte Area High School locked down for about an hour Wednesday morning after receiving what...
Police give all-clear after finding bomb threat in Southwest Austin was false
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAustin police said there was no threat to the public and a man was taken into custody after officers determined that a report of a bomb in Southwest Austin was false. Cpl. Jose Mendez said police ...
Election officials’ homes ‘swatted’ as presidential race heats up
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen a man called to confess he had shot his wife, was armed with an AR-15 and planned to kill...
Alex Murdaugh trial suspended as courthouse evacuated due to security issue
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe South Carolina courthouse where former attorney Alex Murdaugh's murder trial is taking place was...
Texas Lawmakers Are Gearing Up to Make Life Miserable for Trans People
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMultiple bills have been submitted to the Texas state Senate that would make providing or consenting...