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'It Was A Hoax': SWAT Teams, Choppers Respond After 911 Call In Greenburgh 'It Was A Hoax': SWAT Teams, Choppers Respond After 911 Call In Greenburgh
'It Was A Hoax': SWAT Teams, Choppers Respond After 911 Call In Greenburgh A hoax "swatting" call to police regarding shots fired at an area home sent a massive law enforcement response including SWAT teams and helicopters. The incident took place in Westchester County around 5:52 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, when the village of Dobbs Ferry Police received a 911 call. "We had initially heard that someone could have been shot so the police had to treat this very seriously," Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said. "It was a hoax." The called told police there had been shots fired at a home on Myrtle Avenue, said Dobbs Ferry Police Chief Manuel Guevara. Members…

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by Kathy Reakes