Two Foreign Nationals Indicted for Swatting Attacks and Bomb Threats Against U.S. Victims
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, have been indicted on charges related to a years-long conspiracy involving “swatting” attacks and bomb threats targeting U.S.…
Swatting Incidents Target Avalon Residences in Consecutive Days
AVALON, N.J. — Avalon Police and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating two consecutive “swatting” incidents that prompted large-scale emergency responses over the weekend. Authorities say the calls, which turned…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three in Tri-State Swatting Conspiracy
BALTIMORE, MD — A federal grand jury in Baltimore has issued a superseding indictment against three individuals for their involvement in a series of cyberstalking and threatening incidents across multiple states. Owen…
Three Individuals Facing Federal Charges For Swatting Activities
The superseding indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore…
Virginia Police Respond to Multiple Swatting Incident in Albemarle County
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA – The Albemarle County Police Department is currently investigating three suspected “swatting” incidents that occurred between Friday and Monday. The first two incidents, reported on Friday and Sunday, involved…
Alexandria Police Investigate School Swatting Insidents
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On Wednesday, the Alexandria Police Department (APD) responded to false threats at two Alexandria City Public Schools. The threats, received that afternoon, were later identified as incidents of “swatting.”…
False Weapon Report in Alexandria Deemed a ‘Swatting’ Incident
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria Police Department (APD) officers responded to a reported weapon violation in the 800 block of Clovercrest Drive today, which was later determined to be a swatting incident. The…
Newark Police Respond to “Swatting” Incident
NEWARK, DE – On Monday, at approximately 1:20 PM, the Newark Police Department was alerted to a reported shooting and possible barricade situation- The incident was reported at the 100 block of…
14-Year-Old Arrested for Swatting Incident at Lincoln High School
YONKERS, NY – A 14-year-old student at Lincoln High School in Yonkers has been arrested and charged with one count of Falsely Reporting an Incident, a Class E Felony in New York…
Swatting incident prompts police response to Woodlake Apartments
WOODBURY CITY -On May 4, 2023, the Woodbury City Police Department responded to a critical incident at Woodlake Apartments that prompted a large police response. Upon arrival, it was quickly determined that…
Shooter Report Swatting Incident Leads to Lockdown at Mt Vernon Township High School
MT VERNON, IL – Yesterday, the Mt Vernon Police Department received a false report of an active shooter at Mt Vernon Township High School on April 12, prompting a swift response from…
Delaware State Police investigating after school shooting swatting hoax
Police in Delaware is investigating a series of hoax phone calls threatening violence at multiple Delaware schools last week. Multiple incidents of threats of violence and false reports are under investigation by…
Grand Jury Indicts 2 in ‘Swatting’ Scheme that Took Over Ring Doorbells Across U.S. to Livestream Police Response to Fake Calls
LOS ANGELES – Two men – one from Wisconsin, the other from North Carolina – have been charged with participating in a “swatting” spree that, over a one-week span, gained access…
Canadian teen linked to swatting incidents at New Jersey middle school
TOMS RIVER – A Canadian teenager has been identified as the suspect in two swatting incidents at a Jersey Shore middle school. According to police, on Monday, November 21, 2022, police were…
Juveniles charged for swatting threats at Allentown schools
ALLENTOWN, PA – Multiple juveniles have been arrested and charged by the Allentown Police Department for a series of swatting calls at city schools over the past few weeks. “The Allentown School…
Toms River High School North locked down, another case of police swatting
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River High School North went on lockdown after the report of a shooting at the school. That report came shortly after Barnegat High School received a similar…
Monroe police investigating multiple swatting incidents
MONROE, NJ – Swatting may seem like a harmless prank to those who do it, but diverting police resources is dangerous and a crime. Police in Monroe is continuing to investigate multiple…
Passaic Man Charged With School Swatting Incident
PASSAIC, NJ – An 18-year-old Passaic man was arrested by the Paramus Police Department for causing a false public alarm at the Windsor Preparatory High School on Friday. Alex Barrales reported a…
If you called in the Manasquan police swatting incident, they’re looking for you, just turn yourself in now
MANASQUAN, NJ – Manasquan police responded to the area of Broad Street after receiving an alert that an imminent crime and threat was taking place. It turned out it was just a…
Surfside Middle School Gun Report was swatting hoax
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – Police were called to the Surfside Middle School in Panama Beach on Wednesday in reference to a call of a student inside the building with a gun.…