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SWATTING: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood SWATTING: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood
Swatting: Wayne PD Probes Second Bogus Shooting Call In A Week From Same Neighborhood A second bogus shooting call in the same neighborhood in a week was being investigated by Wayne police. Once again, police mobilized after getting the call late Sunday, Aug. 24 -- the same as they did on Easter Sunday. And once again, the call to the home on Gates Place off Valley Road and Berdan Avenue near the Point View Reservoir was a hoax and all residents were safe. An EMS unit remained on standby as a precaution. The same thing happened at a nearby Berdan Avenue home a week earlier: Bogus Call Of Two Shot In Wayne Home Frightens Neighbors, Annoys Law Enforcement Swatting incidents…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SWATTING: Bogus Call Of Two Shot In Wayne Home Frightens Neighbors, Annoys Law Enforcement SWATTING: Bogus Call Of Two Shot In Wayne Home Frightens Neighbors, Annoys Law Enforcement
Swatting: Bogus Call Of Two Shot In Wayne Home Frightens Neighbors, Annoys Law Enforcement Wayne police mobilized after a call came in on Easter Sunday of two people shot in a local home and a barricaded subject refusing to come out.  It was a hoax. Police entered the Berdan Avenue home near the Point View Reservoir after getting the call shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, Apr 17. There was no emergency and “all family members were safe,” the department said in an alert. Swatting incidents peaked nationwide about five or six years ago before subsiding somewhat. They’ve increased significantly over the past year or so. Swatting exacts a toll on innocent residents, which is usua…

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by Jerry DeMarco