False 'swatting' call leads to police response at Wheaton North
Wheaton police are investigating an apparent"swatting" hoax that drew a large law enforcement presence on Monday to Wheaton North High School.
Police are investigating the report as a case of"swatting," a false threat intended to trigger a law enforcement response to a particular location. "After a thorough investigation and search of the school, the police have determined that the threat was false. In conversations with other local police departments, it appears that similar calls to 911 were placed in other communities in our area," Wheaton Police Chief Bill Murphy and Superintendent Jeff Schuler wrote in a letter to families in Wheaton Warrenville District 200.
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