‘Swatting,’ violent threats sow panic. Calif. lawmakers seek crackdown
Earlier this month, the Claremont Police Department received a sober 911 report. The caller said he was taking someone prisoner in the Claremont McKenna College toilet and preparing to carry a bomb and shoot anyone he saw on campus. The call sparked a massive deployment of law enforcement and SWAT team members, sending waves of […]
Swatting Flies With A Sledgehammer
Written by Cliff Hamilton SEDONA, Ariz. — The annexation of nearly 3,500 acres of land into city limits poses a major new risk of restarting Forest Service land transactions in Sedona. This risk is compounded by Cottonwood’s on-paper risk of annexing more land toward Sedona, and by some city officials and several others over building […]
Police Rush To Jennifer Aniston’s Home For Welfare Check, Realize It Was Likely Swatting Attempt: REPORT
According to reports, police were dispatched to Jennifer Aniston's home on Friday evening after receiving a report of someone being in danger. Police received a call from a man who told the operator that a friend was “unwell” and implied he saw someone on the other end, TMZ reported Wednesday. The caller then asked police […]
Arizona man accused of conspiring to carry out ‘swatting’ spree
Arizona resident James Thomas Andrew McCarty faces federal indictment for alleged involvement in “swatting” in 2020. LOS ANGELES — A former Arizona resident has been taken into custody on suspicion of conspiring with another suspect to hack a ring doorbell camera and call a fake emergency for law enforcement. Charges were filed against 20-year-old James […]
