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'Swatting' Call Forces NJ Grandma, 95, Out Into Cold 'Swatting' Call Forces NJ Grandma, 95, Out Into Cold
'Swatting' Call Forces NJ Grandma, 95, Out Into Cold A 95-year-old grandmother and a woman in her 60s had to be temporarily removed from their Passaic home on a frigid night because of a bogus "swatting" call to police, authorities said. The call came in shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, from someone who "stated that he harmed his wife and child and had his neighbor hostage" at the Poplar Street home, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Police set up a perimeter and eventually escorted the two women to an ambulance to keep them warm, the mayor said. Neighbors also had to spend some time outside as members of the Emergency Respons…

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by Jerry DeMarco