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York Regional Police have arrested and charged a Vaughan teen in multiple swatting incidents.
Swatting is tricking police into dispatching emergency responders to a fake report of an ongoing high-risk incident.
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On Nov. 20, 2020, police were called to Tommy Douglas Secondary School in Vaughan for a male inside the school with a gun. Officers responded to the call only to discover the call was a hoax.
On Nov. 28, 2020, police were called to a home on Via Borghese in Vaughan where a person reported a neighbor had shot his cat and dog. That call was also a hoax.
York police charge 17-year-old for multiple swatting incidents
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York police have laid charges against a 17-year-old male for several “swatting” incidents in Vaughan including one where the 9-1-1 caller allegedly threatened to shoot at officers.
Swatting is defined as when someone calls 9-1-1 and tricks a police service into sending emergency responders to a location based on a false report.
Police say the incidents happened between Nov. 20, 2020 and Jan. 13, 2021. The first call was to Tommy Douglas Secondary School in Vaughan for a report of a male walking inside a school with a gun. The next call happened on Nov. 28 when police were called to a home on Via Borghese after the 9-1-1 caller said a neighbour had shot his cat and dog.