Bill approved: ‘Swatters’ will have to foot emergency response cost

By City News Service, on June 11, 2013, at 1:55 pm
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A state legislative committee today approved a bill that would require perpetrators of “swatting” — or false 911 emergencies typically [...] Read More

Young boy admits guilt in Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber ‘swatting’ cases

By City News Service, on March 11, 2013, at 5:30 pm
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A 12-year-old boy who made a prank call that sent police swarming to the Hollywood Hills home of actor Ashton [...] Read More

Swatters strike Playboy Mansion

By City News Service, on February 21, 2013, at 9:41 am
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Police were sent to the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills today in response to a call falsely reporting an assault [...] Read More

Los Angeles: Pre-teen charged with four felonies in ‘swatting’ hoaxes

By City News Service, on February 7, 2013, at 4:23 pm
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A 12-year-old boy accused of making prank calls that sent police swarming to the home of actor Ashton Kutcher in [...] Read More

Kardashian family struck by swatters

By City News Service, on January 19, 2013, at 7:25 am
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A false report of an assault at the Hidden Hills home of 1976 Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner and [...] Read More

Tom Cruise latest victim of ‘swatting’

By City News Service, on January 17, 2013, at 3:32 pm
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Beverly Hills police responded today to a reported armed robbery at the home of actor Tom Cruise, but it turned [...] Read More