A pizza order leads to a police response in suburban Chicago swatting
CHICAGO -- At least 600 people were victims of swatting since last year, says the FBI. The bureau is seeing a growing problem of false emergency calls for help being made designed to trigger a big police response. These false reports of such crises as hostage situations, kidnappings, and bomb threats put both first responders and innocent people in jeopardy. Swatting is a dangerous crime that even led to an innocent Kansas man being killed by responding officers.
Two minutes ago, I was up in my bed, you know, sleeping naked. I didn't order pizza. Why are you asking this question?' said Jon. One officer can be heard explaining what happened. 'Someone placed an online order from this location saying: 'Please send help. My husband has a gun pointed at me and my children,'' said the officer on the body camera video. After getting that plea for help in the pizza order, a Domino's worker called 911.
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