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Patrol
L.A. School Officer Charged with Four Felonies In Shooting Hoax
Charges include perjury, filing a false insurance claim, preparing false evidence and filing a false police report in connection with the Jan. 19 hoax, the Los Angeles District Attorney announced.
March 9, 2011
Patrol
L.A. School Officer Found Guilty In Shooting Hoax
Jeff Stenroos, 31, was convicted of five of the six counts against him in a non-jury trial. He faces up to five years in prison at a Dec. 14 sentencing.
September 12, 2011
Patrol
Detectives Skeptical of School Officer's Hoax Story
A source told the newspaper the bruising on Officer Jeffrey Stenroos' chest is not consistent with a gunshot at close range.
January 31, 2011
Patrol
L.A. School Cop Gets Five Years for Hoax
The Los Angeles school police officer who staged a shooting hoax that resulted in a massive police manhunt in the San Fernando Valley was sentenced to five years in county jail today. He will likely serve a fraction of that time.
December 13, 2011
Special Units
Video: Swatting Hoax Brings Police Response to South Carolina Reserve Officer's Home
McCord's home surveillance cameras captured scenes of officers surrounding the house and McCord's brother-in-law walking out of the home with his hands up as officers shout commands. McCord also surrendered in compliance with officers' commands.
February 13, 2019
Patrol
School Officer Who Faked Shooting Could Face Felony Charges
Los Angeles Police detectives have recommended felony charges against Los Angeles School Police Officer Jeffrey Stenroos for staging a shooting hoax that triggered a massive manhunt.
March 6, 2011
Technology
Prankster Harassed Police with Hundreds of Hoax Calls
The FBI is pursuing charges against a 20-year-old Wisconsin man who used the Skype videoconferencing service to place hundreds of hoax calls to law enforcement agencies.
March 29, 2011
Patrol
Minn. Officers Ambushed After Fake 911 Call
A man who was shot by Minneapolis Park Police Tuesday after stabbing a female officer called 911 to lure officers, police said. The officer and her partner were responding to a report of a knifepoint robbery in the area of Minnehaha Parkway West at Bryant Avenue South.
August 21, 2012
Special Units
Kansas Billboards Call for Charges Against Officer Who Killed Man After Swatting Call
In December, a Wichita police officer fatally shot Andy Finch after a fake emergency call directed law enforcement to the 28-year-old victim’s home. A man in California has since been charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the family of the man who was killed and community activists have repeatedly called for the officer who killed Finch to come under greater scrutiny.
March 19, 2018
Patrol
U.K. Officer Killed in Raid
A policeman was killed and four wounded while raiding a house in connection with the recent recovery of the deadly poison ricin. Three terrorist suspects were arrested as a result of the raid.
January 14, 2003
Patrol
DA: Pa. Cop Faked His Own Shooting
A Pennsylvania police officer has been arrested and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation for staging a shooting in which he claimed to have been saved by his ballistic vest.
August 28, 2012
Patrol
Suspect Facing Charges After Boston Police Say He Dropped Backpack at Marathon Finish Line
Boston Police said two backpacks were left unattended by the finish line around 7 p.m. The Boylston Street area was shut down for about 3 hours, with pedestrians and motorists asked to avoid the area.
April 15, 2014
Patrol
Creepy Clown Hoaxes and Arrests Multiplying
Nearly every decade, the emergence of the “creepy clown” has a resurgence – and seems to fuel speculation and fear on American streets.
October 6, 2016
Patrol
Phoenix Terror Hoax
An amateur filmmaker is facing multiple charges for a terrorist hoax in which he filmed a 16-year-old dressed in a sheet and carrying a replica RPG launcher at a  Phoenix intersection. Read the full story here.
September 26, 2012
Patrol
Arizona Authorities Warn About Consequences of Hoax School Threats
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said anybody caught posting threatening hoaxes will be prosecuted and liable for costs.
September 6, 2018
Patrol
Secret Service Investigates Obama Assassination Hoax
The U.S. Secret Service has launched an investigation into the hacking of the Fox News Twitter account and six tweets posted early Monday claiming President Obama had been assassinated.
July 4, 2011
Patrol
Student Charged with Harvard Bomb Hoax
A Harvard University student was named Tuesday in a criminal complaint alleging he was responsible for bomb threats that led school officials to delay some final exams, including his, that had been scheduled for Monday.
December 18, 2013
Weapons
Teachers Blast NRA's 'Cruel Hoax'
The president of a national teachers union called the NRA's school-safety plan a "cruel hoax" that will lead to more gun violence rather than curbing active-shooter attacks.
April 2, 2013
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