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ABC7 posted a teaser on Instagram to direct viewership of tonight's episode on swatting which has increased across the country.
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Swatting is a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.
The LAPD online website references 5 incidents, none in 2022, but a November 2021 article suggests one group responsible for Aug 2020 & Sept 2021 incidents in Los Angeles and as many as 30 across the country. "Swatting" Call at Residence in Wilshire Division NR21258ll - LAPD Online
The August 2020 is the focus of a lawsuit by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles founder Melina Abdullah against the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD.
Discussions on the incidents of swatting has grabbed the attention of Thred Media, an online publication from the UK, directed at Generation Z. Highlights of Jamie Watt's June 2022 article include:
Meanwhile, celebrity-focus TMZ expressed concern in 2012, for the jeopardy swatting placed on celebrities LAPD on 'Swatting' Pranks -- Someone's Gonna Die (tmz.com)
"Existing law provides that any individual who reports, or causes any report to be made...knowing that the report is false, Bill Text - SB-333 Crimes: emergencies: false reporting. (ca.gov)