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SWATTING CHARGES

Calgary police charge two men after multiple swatting calls

Oct 10, 2019 | 8:01 AM

CALGARY- Police have charged two men, aged 25 and 31, in relation to multiple swatting calls.

Swatting is the reporting of false emergencies to get police, particularly SWAT teams, to respond to specific locations.

Police take the cases very seriously because they can create serious risks for the public and police.

One of the men allegedly made 23 swatting calls in downtown Calgary between June 4 and July 4.

Investigators suspect he is responsible for another eight swatting calls and 55 calls to 911, although those calls did not result in charges.

Police estimate all of the calls cost $180,000 in officer hours.

In an unrelated case last month, police say multiple swatting calls were made about a gunman in a corporate highrise, which caused about 50 employees to hide or flee from the building.

The two accused face charges of public mischief and making false statements.