FBI locates alleged Rhode Island swatter in Hungary
Hungarian cops cuff suspected swatter after two-year FBI probe
20-year-old fessed up after investigators found video of crime in progress
Hungarian cops have arrested a 20-year-old man in N贸gr谩d County over an alleged swatting call that sent armed officers to a US residence nearly two years ago.
Hungary's National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) said the call was made to police in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on April 24, 2024,聽claiming a man had killed his family and was going to shoot his dog and himself.
The call prompted an armed response to the exact address given over the phone. However, the police realized the report was false and pertained to a fictional person after they arrived.
Swatting is sometimes dismissed as a prank, especially by those who do it.聽Common targets of these聽dangerous聽hoaxes are people who broadcast themselves on livestreaming platforms, although US聽government officials聽have also been targeted in the...
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