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Blossom Way, North Coventry, PA

Chesco Home Targeted In Christmas Day 'SWATTING' Prank, Cops Say Chesco Home Targeted In Christmas Day 'SWATTING' Prank, Cops Say
Chesco Home Targeted In Christmas Day 'Swatting' Prank, Cops Say Police descended on a home in Chester County on Christmas Day after a "prankster" called in false reports of a shooting, authorities say.  North Coventry Township Police and "numerous" other agencies rushed to the home on the 100 block of Blossom Way at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25, based on the phony reports, the department said in a statement. Officials explained there was a "heavy police presence" on the block that "quickly reduced" when investigators determined they had been duped.  Police described it as an instance of "swatting," where a prank caller reports a serious crime in…