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Swatting

Indiana lawmakers get bomb threats, 'swatted' over redistricting fight

  • Nov 22, 2025

New details released after teen's body found in singer D4vd's Tesla

  • Oct 24, 2025

Employee falsely reported shooter at base to 'trauma bond': court docs

  • Oct 1, 2025
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US colleges experience epidemic of swatting calls

  • Sep 12, 2025

False active shooter reports create chaos for college students, police

  • Aug 27, 2025

Wave of active shooter hoaxes brings turmoil to start of school year

  • Aug 26, 2025

Swatting causes large CPD response near South Loop high school: police

  • Mar 6, 2025

FBI investigating swatting incidents targeting Jewish communities

  • Dec 21, 2023

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Oak Lawn School District 123 closed due to threat; police say it's unsubstantiated

  • Jan 30
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Bomb threat called in for South Loop high school: CPD

  • Mar 5, 2025
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Chicago police update on swatting at local schools

  • Mar 5, 2025
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Swatting causes large CPD response near South Loop high school

  • Mar 5, 2025
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Carpentersville HS lockdown lifted after likely 'swatting' call

  • Aug 30, 2023
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South Elgin High School evacuates after receiving bomb threat

  • Aug 28, 2023
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Multiple Illinois high schools hit by 'swatting' hoax active shooter calls

  • Apr 12, 2023
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Bellwood police sued over raid on home that may have been swatting

  • Mar 25, 2021

Latest Stories

Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville lockdown lifted after likely 'swatting' call

Hundreds of students were seen evacuating a Carpentersville high school Wednesday morning, after a lockdown was issued.

  • Aug 30, 2023

Multiple Illinois high schools hit by 'swatting' hoax active shooter calls

Multiple schools in Illinois have been targeted by false active shooter threats in what could be a nationwide trend, school officials said.

  • Apr 12, 2023
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene home 'swatted' for 2nd night in a row

Swatting is a prank call made to authorities with the express purpose of luring them to a location -- usually a home -- where they are led to believe a horrific crime has been committed or is in progress. This results in a forceful response from local police or SWAT teams, who have no way to know the call is a hoax.

  • Aug 25, 2022

Bellwood police sued over raid on home that may have been swatting

A family has filed a lawsuit against Bellwood police officers for alleged civil rights violations related to a middle of the night raid that may have been swatting.

  • Mar 25, 2021

Texas cheerleader targeted by 10 students who led officers to swarm her dorm with guns, family says

"I can't sleep at night. It has made me paranoid. I was looking forward to making friends and having a good time on the cheer team," the victim said.

  • Sep 29, 2020