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• Police: 'Bored' teen called in school shooting 911 hoax

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  A Florida teen is facing two felony charges after he admitted to 'swatting' a school -- prompting a lockdown and hysteria

• Prosecutors recommend probation for teen's hoax SWAT calls

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  The 17-year-old boy admitted in court to making hoax phone calls to authorities in a half-dozen states

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  Why quality matters in suspect and witness interviews – and how to get it

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  Judges and juries expect police-shot videos to be broadcast-quality, and may view inferior videos with out-of-sync audio as proof of evidence tampering

• Wichita, home of fatal 'swatting' case, launches alert system for gamers and police

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  The program is voluntary and open to any person who thinks they could fall victim to swatting

• Man sentenced in deadly 'swatting' case may have charges dropped

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  Deferred prosecution was approved to the online gamer responsible for a hoax call that resulted in police fatally shooting a man

• What the surge in swatting calls means for police

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  So-called "swatting" calls have been fatal on all too many occasions

• Seattle PD expands ‘Smart 911’ registry to include ‘swatting’ risk

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  Resident can create a “Smart 911” profile to register concerns about ‘swatting’ prank risk

• Man faces new charges in fatal Kan. 'swatting' case

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  Shane Gaskill is among three men charged in the "swatting" case that led to Andrew Finch's death

• Man accused of deadly 'swatting' call in Kan. pleads not guilty

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  Tyler Barriss is charged with involuntary manslaughter, giving a false alarm and interference with a law enforcement officer

• Police: David Hogg targeted in 'swatting' call

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  The Broward County Sheriff’s Office received a hoax call about a hostage situation at the home

• Feds charge Calif. man, 2 others in deadly 'swatting' call

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  Tyler Barriss told investigators the Wichita swatting was the result of a dispute over a $1.50 bet in an online game

• No charges against officer in fatal Kan. 'swatting' call

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  The DA said there was reasonable concern at the time that Andrew Finch may have been armed with a weapon

• Kan. lawmakers pass 'swatting' bill sparked by fatal OIS

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  The bill makes fake calls that result in death a felony comparable to second-degree murder

• Family of Kan. man killed after 'swatting' call sues city, officers

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  The lawsuit seeks damages related to the death of Andrew Finch, who was shot by police responding to a man's call with a fake story about a shooting

• Officials: Big tech improvements to 911 could increase swatting calls

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  The new system, Next Generation 911, will allow people to send emergency information as if they are posting to social media

• Calif. 'swatting' suspect charged with manslaughter in Kan.

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  Authorities allege that a dispute over an online video game led Tyler Rai Barriss to make the 'swatting' call

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