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Schools across Nebraska are seeing a spurt of swatting calls

Police have responded to swatting calls at multiple schools across the state this year.
Sidney police responded to calls on Feb. 26 and March 4. Lincoln police responded to a call on May 5 at Calvert Elementary.

A community college in Lincoln is closed due to a threat of violence.

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https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/schools-across-nebraska-are-seeing-spurt-of-swatting-calls/

Schools across Nebraska are seeing a spurt of swatting calls

From Sidney to Lincoln, police have responded to swatting calls at multiple schools across the state this year. Alliance High School and North Platte High School were the most recent recipients of swatting calls this week.

Nebraska Public Media

The New Oil May 1

Romanian leader of online #swatting ring gets 4 years in prison

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-leader-of-online-swatting-ring-gets-4-years-in-prison/

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Romanian leader of online swatting ring gets 4 years in prison

A Romanian national who led an online swatting ring that targeted more than 75 public officials, multiple journalists, and four religious institutions was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison.

BleepingComputer

Analyst207 Apr 30

Romanian Swatting Ring Leader Draws 4-Year Prison Sentence

Thomasz Szabo, the ringleader of a notorious swatting ring, has been sentenced to four years in prison for orchestrating a campaign of fake bomb threats and swatting calls that targeted high-profile figures, including members of Congress and federal law enforcement officials. Szabo's malicious scheme sent armed police to the doors of…

https://osintsights.com/romanian-swatting-ring-leader-draws-4-year-prison-sentence?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Romanian Swatting Ring Leader Draws 4-Year Prison Sentence

Romanian swatting ring leader Thomasz Szabo sentenced to 4 years in prison, learn how his online community targeted officials and citizens, and read about his downfall now.

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Drink of Jesus Apr 28

Threats called in against Gateway Church part of “swatting” incident, police say

Gateway Church in Prosper was evacuated Sunday after the Prosper Police Department said someone called in a threat. It was later determined to be a false call as part of a "swatting" incident. Officers said someone called the department and made threatening statements tied to the church. Prosper Police said it responded immediately, along with Prosper Fire Rescue and the McKinney Police Department, to secure the area and establish a perimeter near the building along East Prosper Trail. The […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/28/threats-called-in-against-gateway-church-part-of-swatting-incident-police-say/

Alaska Headline Living Apr 10

📞 One call targeting Randy Smith Middle School in Fairbanks, Alaska triggered a full emergency response.
🚓 What happens next is what most people don’t think about.
Every move leaves a trace. And investigators know where to look.
Here’s how they track them down 👇🏿
👉🏿 https://tinyurl.com/ke6yh7m8
#AlaskaNews #Fairbanks #Swatting #CyberCrime #Accountability #LawEnforcement #StaySafe #Alaska #Crime #FalseReport

Negative PID SL Apr 9

Social media crimes: Tyler Barriss

https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-tyler-barriss/

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Social media crimes: Tyler Barriss - Negative PID

It started as a petty online argument between gamers, but it ended with an innocent man dead. In December 2017, a single phone call made by Tyler Raj Barriss,

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Global News Apr 7

Ontario high school evacuated after ‘swatting call’ from Los Angeles: police
Officers cleared the school and confirmed there was no ongoing threat to public safety, then remained on site to complete a secondary clearance.
#Canada #Crime #USNews #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11767634/markham-high-school-swatting-call-police/

Global News US News Apr 7

Ontario high school evacuated after ‘swatting call’ from Los Angeles: police
Officers cleared the school and confirmed there was no ongoing threat to public safety, then remained on site to complete a secondary clearance.
#Canada #Crime #USNews #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11767634/markham-high-school-swatting-call-police/

Global News Canada Apr 7

Ontario high school evacuated after ‘swatting call’ from Los Angeles: police
Officers cleared the school and confirmed there was no ongoing threat to public safety, then remained on site to complete a secondary clearance.
#Canada #Crime #USNews #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11767634/markham-high-school-swatting-call-police/

Global News Toronto Apr 7

Ontario high school evacuated after ‘swatting call’ from Los Angeles: police
Officers cleared the school and confirmed there was no ongoing threat to public safety, then remained on site to complete a secondary clearance.
#Canada #Crime #USNews #swatting
https://globalnews.ca/news/11767634/markham-high-school-swatting-call-police/