A “swatting call” is a dangerous and illegal prank in which the caller claims a life-threatening emergency at a specific ...

Students and staff were advised to shelter in place as authorities scoured the campus for the potential threat.

Calls have triggered huge deployments of law enforcement and caused panic at schools, churches and other institutions. But ...

A state senator from Southern California introduced a bill to allow prosecutors to charge people who make "swatting" calls ...

A “swatting” call about an active shooter triggered a massive police response at Claremont McKenna College on Thursday evening, a day after a similar false report caused panic and evacuations ...

An alert of a possible shooter at Claremont McKenna College Thursday evening that prompted shelter in place orders and a ...

A series of swatting calls across Los Angeles and San Bernardino County have triggered multiple lockdowns, including at ...

CLAREMONT, Calif. (KABC) -- A shelter in place order was lifted at Claremont McKenna College after a report of a possible shooter on the campus was determined to be a swatting call, officials said.

Students and faculty at Claremont McKenna College on Thursday rushed to shelter ... only to learn hours later that the report originated from “swatting call,” the second such large illegal ...

Claremont McKenna College lifted its lockdown order Thursday after police responded to what later was determined to be a swatting call. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 13, ...