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Swatting being investigated after unfounded report of shots fired in Burnaby’s Metrotown
Police are investigating a possible swatting incident after the Metrotown area in Burnaby was cleared…
Teen charged for prank bomb threat in Vernon
VERNON – A youth has been criminally charged in relation to a prank bomb threat…
STAHN: When schools get ‘swatted’
Prank calls are not new; how many people don’t remember calling up a neighbour and asking if their refrigerator was running? Or asking a business to page Amanda Huginkiss? Harmless pranks, probably funnier when you think back on it now. But today's prank calls aren't what they used to be. You were likely introduced to...
Prank call sparks armed RCMP response
KAMLOOPS – RCMP got a phone call from a man Friday night claiming he shot someone in a condo in the Upper Sahali neighbourhood and would shoot any officer who responded. At around 7:20 p.m., RCMP say they responded “tactically” and cordoned off the McKinley Terraces condo complex. Police also evacuated the surrounding units at...