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• Calif. 'swatting' suspect booked into Kan. jail

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  Tyler Barriss is accused of reporting a fake homicide and hostage situation that led to the fatal shooting of Andrew Finch

• Attorney: Kan. family of 'swatting' victim wants officer charged

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  Andrew Finch was shot after a "prankster" called 911 with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch's Wichita home

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• Kan. chief: Department has no policy, specific training on 'swatting'

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  Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said the department is determined to learn from the fatal officer-involved shooting of Andrew Finch

• Calif. man arrested in connection to fatal OIS of Kan. man

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  Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a 'swatting' call that resulted in a SWAT officer fatally shooting a man in Kansas

• 'Swatting' is 'a potentially deadly crime' that's very common

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  Brian Krebs said people who make these calls frequently can face stiff penalties, while others often get off free

• Police: 'Swatting' prank led to fatal OIS of Kan. man

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  Police said the hoax call was a case of "swatting," in which a person makes up a false report to get a SWAT team to descend on an address

• NJ Assembly passes bill cracking down on 'swatting'

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  Bill increases the penalties for people who place hoax phone calls to police

• Audio: Rapper Lil Wayne victim of Fla. 'swatting' incident

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  An apparent hoax summoned a strong police response Wednesday to the home of rapper Lil Wayne after an unknown caller reported a shooting

• 'Swatting' no prank to video game celebrities

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  Experts know of no swatting victim who has been killed or seriously injured by responding officers — but the threat is real

• Pa. police face challenges as 'swatting' prank continues to spread

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  Cases have been reported nationally since 2008

• Video: SWAT bursts into office in hoax caught on camera

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  An online gamer's video shows the moment armed officers burst into an office Wednesday afternoon to investigate a report of an active shooter

• AR-15 'swatting' hoax prompts large Fla. police response

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  A 911 caller led police to an Oviedo subdivision Friday morning after falsely reporting that a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle shot and killed someone

• Conn. SWAT responds to hoax 'swatting' call

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  A report of gunfire and screams from a home on Deer Run Trail Monday that prompted a heavy police response turned out to be bogus

• Angry 'Call of Duty' player pulls 'swatting' prank on competitor

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  More than 70 emergency responders swarmed a home Tuesday, in what turned out to be a revenge hoax