Swatting

11-Year-Old Virginia Boy Charged With Making 20+ Swatting Calls Against Florida Schools
Swatting

An 11-year-old boy was arrested in Virginia last week, charged with calling in more than 20 swatting calls to schools in Florida and other places. Swatting is making fake calls to emergency services to prompt a massive response from SWAT teams or other armed officers. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest followed a …

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February 15, 2024

Alabama Cop Charged With Making Repeated Swatting Calls ‘Because It Was Funny’

An Alabama police officer has been charged with a misdemeanor for making multiple “swatting” phones calls — while on duty — because “he thought it was funny.” Christopher Eugene Sanspree Jr., 23, has been placed on administrative leave from his job with the Montgomery Police Department after his arrest by Prattville Police, who said he …