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Special Units
GA Teen Arrested for Swatting Calls in 4 States
Police suspect that the boy is also responsible for similar swatting calls in Windsor Lock, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Tampa, Florida, the release said. SWAT teams responded to two of the calls and “made forced entry” into the homes, the release said.
May 9, 2022
Technology
Arkansas County Locates School Shooting Hoax 9-1-1 Caller With Solacom Mapping Software
Guardian Map is a geo-location and mapping feature that comes with Solacom’s Guardian 9-1-1 Solution, a user-centric voice, data, and video emergency call management solution for public safety answering points (PSAPs). Marion County 911 had the system installed on Feb. 28. Guardian Map allows call takers to view the location and status of all 9-1-1 calls right from their desktops.
March 19, 2018
Special Units
Mich. Law Targets 'Swatting' Prank
Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation targeting "swatting," where pranksters make 911 calls that result in tactical units responding to fake emergencies.
October 16, 2012
Point of Law
Ex-Minneapolis Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for 911 Caller's Shooting Death
Speaking in court before the sentence was read, Noor said that he had felt "fear" as he pulled the trigger. But when he saw Ruszczyk Damond on the ground, "I knew in an instant that I was wrong."
June 7, 2019
Patrol
Was the Gumby Robbery A College-Style Prank?
Jason Kiss wore the Gumby costume and his friend Jason Giramma admitted to being the getaway driver. The San Diego County district attorney will now decide whether to file the case as a criminal violation or chalk it up as a prank.
September 13, 2011
Technology
Public Safety Orgs Support FCC Rule to Help Find Wireless 911 Callers
A unified front of the nation's leading public safety and public health organizations submitted comments this week in support of a proposed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule to help emergency responders more quickly and accurately find 911 callers using wireless phones from indoor locations.
May 15, 2014
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
Special Units
LAPD SWAT Rolls To Miley Cyrus' Home In 'Swatting' Prank
The Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT team responded to the home of Miley Cyrus after receiving a report of a possible home invasion in a false alarm believed to be a "swatting" prank.
August 1, 2012
Patrol
Prank Call Ties Up Kansas LE Resources for Several Hours
Responding deputies from the Johnson County (Kan.) Sheriff's Office actively investigated a 911 accident call for two hours that turned out to be a prank call, according to the agency.
May 19, 2011
Technology
Editorial: 911 Abuse is Not a Laughing Matter
Emergency communications centers are under siege from stupid callers, malicious pranksters, and technological errors.
December 1, 2022
Editor's Notes
Police Links: From Pranks to Attacks
April contained plenty of fools this year, it seems. As expected this time of year, at least one prank on the first of the month became much more serious than probably intended. Unfortunately, the biggest continuing story of the month was the Boston Marathon bombing. Thankfully, law enforcement was on top of it. Cops don't suffer fools gladly.
April 28, 2013
Vehicle Ops
Ky. Prankster Arrested for Facebook Photo
A 20-year-old Kentucky man was arrested, after he posted a photo on Facebook showing him appearing to siphon gas from a Jenkins Police Department cruiser and making an obscene gesture.
April 18, 2012
Patrol
Man Pranks Cops with Water Bottle
A prankster baits several officers with this prank where he tricks them into thinking he is urinating in public.
April 18, 2012
Patrol
Prankster Radios Officer Down with Stolen Portable
A portable radio stolen from a Lake County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputy was used Monday to call in "officer down" and "shots fired" to dispatchers, who caught on to the prank and didn't send patrol units.
March 1, 2011
Patrol
BLM Chapter Defends Alleged Prank on CA Officer
The "Stockton Police Department, Corruption Reporting Page" on Facebook posted a picture of a man and his family with a message that reads, "We are happy to report that today this officer from the Stockton Police Department got to have coffee at Starbucks...served with a side of spit." More Here.
January 2, 2017
Patrol
LE Vendors Create Prank News for April Fools
For April Fools' Day this year, some manufacturers of law enforcement gear came up with clever ways to prank customers, all in good fun.
April 1, 2016
Patrol
Three Men Arrested for Fake Carjacking April Fools' Prank
Three men were arrested Tuesday night by San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputies after they reportedly staged a carjacking at a Hesperia In-N-Out hamburger restaurant, apparently in an effort to play a prank on their friend.
April 2, 2014
Patrol
Video: BLM Chapter Defends Alleged Prank on CA Officer
The Stockton (CA) Police Department investigated the incident at a Starbucks of an employee spitting in the officer's coffee. A Black Lives Matter chapter insists it happened.
January 2, 2017
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