Swatting calls to police have increased dramatically in recent years, resulting in wasted taxpayer money and putting lives at risk, while the perpetrators remain difficult to apprehend due to ...

ROME, Ga. - A bogus bomb threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's home in Rome ended with an innocent bystander losing her life. Law enforcement who responded to the swatting call were involved in the ...

The tactic is named after the heavily armed SWAT teams who reply to serious violent incidents The string of “swatting” incidents targeting Donald Trump’s appointees is part of an explosion of a ...

Another day, another crazy swatting situation. Authorities in Los Angeles have launched an investigation into a swatting incident that took place during DDG’s weekend livestream. The episode unfolded ...

A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals, federal prosecutors said. Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster ...

JACKSON, MI — A series of fake threats made to Jackson Public Schools could be tied to a nationwide “swatting” campaign, school officials said. District administrators will focus on keeping their ...

MADISON, Wis. – One day after the deadly mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, several Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) campuses received swatting threats. Swatting is the act of ...

People attending Villanova University’s new student orientation mass were interrupted by a university-wide alert: There was an active shooter on campus. Fearing for their lives, they awaited law ...

Actress Garcelle Beauvais was the target of a frightening swatting incident over the weekend after police received a false emergency call claiming a violent crime was unfolding at her home in the San ...

CRETE, Neb. (KOLN) - Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating a swatting call that shut down Doane University Tuesday morning, the second day of classes for the fall semester. The ...

LOS ANGELES (WBAY) - A Racine man pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a “swatting” scheme where he hacked Ring cameras and taunted police as they responded to false calls for help, all while ...