Overseas swatting scheme wreaked ‘massive havoc’ in US, with ... - CNN
Aug 30, 2024 · For two Eastern Europeans, swatting the political establishment in the United States over the past few years was pure scripted entertainment. Lawmakers, election supervisors and “libtard...
The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent ... - NBC News
Jun 29, 2023 · Author Patrick Tomlinson and his wife, business owner Niki Robinson, have been "swatted" at their home in Milwaukee more than 40 times, often resulting in police pointing guns at their heads.
'Panic buttons,' SWAT teams: US braces for election unrest
1 day ago · ROBERTO SCHMIDT, RYAN COLLERD. Panic buttons for poll workers, special weapons teams deployed on rooftops, and hundreds of National Guard personnel on standby. The 2024 US presidential campaign ...
Foreigners Indicted over Swatting of Taylor Greene, Mayorkas ... - Newsweek
Aug 28, 2024 · Two foreigners living outside the United States have been indicted in connection with a series of high-profile swatting attacks between December 2023 and early 2024 in which those targeted...
Why ‘swatting’ incidents are so alarming | CNN
Jan 14, 2024 · Swatting is a dangerous criminal hoax where a false report is made to police with the express purpose of luring them to a location, where they are led to believe a horrific crime such as a mass...
US lawmakers targeted by swatting hoaxes in multiple states - BBC
Authorities say swatting - making prank calls to emergency services to deploy a Swat team - has grown in popularity. Earlier this month, nearly 200 Jewish synagogues and schools across the US...
'Panic buttons,' SWAT teams: US braces for election unrest
1 day ago · The states of Oregon, Washington and Nevada have activated the National Guard, the FBI has set up a command post to monitor threats, and security has been bolstered at many of the nation's nearly ...
'I had 60 seconds to protect my family': Swatting targets US ...
Swatting is the act of making a hoax call to the police and alleging a serious violent crime so that a heavily-armed Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT Team) is dispatched. Innocent people...
US lawmakers targeted by swatting hoaxes in multiple states
Dec 29, 2023 · Authorities say swatting - making prank calls to emergency services to deploy a Swat team - has grown in popularity. Earlier this month, nearly 200 Jewish synagogues and schools across the US...
US election 2024 live updates: Voting under way in almost all US states …
21 hours ago · It’s now 19:30 EST (00:30) and polls have closed in three more states: Ohio, West Virginia, and the battleground state of North Carolina. To recap, two states have been projected for Trump ...