A hoax call about a hostage situation in Burnet County, Texas, identified as 'swatting', triggered a large unnecessary police response.

Joe Pags, who had a San Antonio radio show for many years and can still be heard around the country, says someone swatted him ...

Authorities responded to a false shooter report at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital; the incident was a swatting ...

FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that the agency is working with local law enforcement to scrutinize a “dangerous ...

Swatting involves hoax emergency service calls that send police, sometimes including armed response units, to a person's home ...

City officials say that the man was a patient at the hospital earlier on Friday and made threats to staff, leading to his ...

The Marshfield Police Department is investigating an incident at Marshfield Medical Center as a SWATing incident.

FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said that the agency is investigating the recent surge in swatting incidents on ...

An alert of a possible shooter at Claremont McKenna College Thursday evening that prompted shelter in place orders and a multi-agency law enforcement response turned out to be a false report, ...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations would have expanded authority to compel telecommunications and internet companies to ...

Boyne City Police Department is reminding people that swatting is a crime after someone called in a fake report of shot ...

A spokesperson for Marshfield Clinic Health System said there was no disruption to patient care during the incident.