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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves said a fan was ejected from Thursday night's win over the Golden State Warriors due to "an incident involving Draymond Green," and another fan left of his own accord ...

Social media was buzzing on Saturday morning with various videos of what appeared to be an incident involving former NFL receiver Antonio Brown. Near the end of one of the videos, a pair of gunshots ...

That call was made shortly after 5 p.m. Tuberville was not present at the time, but he arrived back at his beach home around 6:37 p.m. The swatting incident in Auburn happened later that night.

It was then handled by federal agencies and was added to a much larger case involving the U.S. Secret Service. Walton County authorities believe the swatting incident at Tuberville’s house might ...

Warriors forward Draymond Green was the subject of a disturbing incident involving racial abuse from fans at the Target Center. The Timberwolves are ready to take swift responsibility, as they ...