"Swatting" is a dangerous criminal hoax that involves falsely reporting violent emergencies to prompt heavily armed police raids.

A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to making dozens of “swatting” calls against state and federal officials in late 2023.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale has lifted a brief lockdown following a swatting incident, according to police. Officers responded to the school ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Sweet Home Police Department said they are investigating a possible “swatting incident” that occurred in the early afternoon on Thursday after an apparent false ...

If a swatting incident leads to a death, the perpetrator will face a second-degree felony charge. If the call results in a serious injury, that would be a third-degree felony. Repeat offenders ...

A man was found dead due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a SWAT standoff in Green Township on May 21, police said. Green Township Captain Mitch Hill said officers responded to ...

Sweet Home police are investigating what they say was “likely a swatting incident” that led to students being evacuated from Sweet Home High School. A man called the Sweet Home Police ...

(RELATED: REPORT: Police Rush To Gordon Ramsay’s Home In Latest Swatting Incident) “We’ve had actually SWAT focused on conservative media personalities throughout the country, including in ...