A prank 911 call led to a significant police response in a Rexburg neighborhood this afternoon. According to Rexburg Police, ...

A large police response in a Rexburg neighborhood Friday turned out to be a hoax. A news release from the Rexburg Police ...

Demoted state police SWAT sergeant who fired gun as prank, drank while driving - rehired as patrol trooper Updated: Jul. 25, 2025, 10:00 a.m. | Published: Jul. 25 ...

A 17-year-old Ohio boy was charged with 140 counts of delinquency — stemming from what authorities said is the latest in the dangerous trend of "swatting" in which prank 911 calls are placed to ...

A popular online gamer says he was shaken up after armed police stormed his home, believe to be prompted by a prank phone call, as he was live streaming to nearly 60,000 viewers. Joshua Peters, a ...

HAWTHORN WOODS, Ill. (WLS) -- A SWAT team, Lake County Sheriff officers and Hawthorn Police were at a house in northwest suburban Hawthorn Woods Thursday morning after a prank caller called 911.

7 On Your Side sat down with the acting special agent in charge of the D.C. field office of the FBI Jennifer Leonard, to talk about the criminal prank of "swatting." ...

Aug. 16, 2011 -- Swatting is the practice of making prank calls that sound so violent that they provoke a SWAT team response. 15-year-old Hunter Gelinas of Naples, Fla., learned all about it ...