[ad_1] At 2 p.m. on Christmas Day, Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., received an urgent phone call from his local sheriff’s office in upstate New York: There was a shooting at…
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Maine secretary of state targeted with ‘swatting call’ after ruling Trump ineligible for ballot
[ad_1] Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was the target of a “swatting call” on Friday night, state police said. The incident happened just a day after Bellows, a Democrat,…
Police confirm swatting incident targeting Marjorie Taylor Greene’s house on Christmas
[ad_1] Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said Monday she was the victim of another “swatting” incident at her home in Georgia; the incident was confirmed by local police to NBC…
Hundreds of US Schools Hit By Potentially Organized Swatting Hoaxes, Report Says – Slashdot
[ad_1] An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Within the past year, there have been approximately five times more school shooting hoaxes called in to police than actual…
The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent ‘swatting’
[ad_1] Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Author Patrick Tomlinson and his wife, business owner Niki Robinson, have been “swatted” at their home in Milwaukee more…