Hochul Meets with State Police and Education Officials on Swatting Calls

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced heightened monitoring in response to the recent increase in swatting calls across New York State and the country. On Friday, Hochul met with State Police and State Education Department officials in Albany after a total of 36 swatting incidents occurred statewide on Thursday. Hochul says law enforcement visited more than 226 schools in response to the prank calls that specifically aim to draw a police response...

Kathy Hochul: purpose of swatting calls

One of the calls was received in Chautauqua County and mentioned an active shooter in Silver Creek and Jamestown. Hochul says swatting is "phenomenally disruptive"...

Kathy Hochul: causes trauma and chaos

Hochul adds that officials are taking every single swatting incident very seriously.