Often referred to as “swatting calls,” the false reports are intended to activate a large law enforcement response.

The active shooter alert that forced Villanova University students to shelter in place on Thursday was a result of a cruel ...

A series of fake active shooter calls has thrown multiple US universities into chaos, prompting lockdowns, shelter-in-place ...

A public safety alert warning of an active shooter panicked the University of South Carolina Sunday. Police found no evidence ...

Swatting isn’t a prank. It’s a technology-enabled form of harassment that weaponizes 911 to terrorize targets, traumatize ...

The agency's Delaware School Safety Center is also aimed at fostering safe learning environments across the state. And as ...

The two incidents occurred just days after there were shooting scares at both Villanova and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Aug. 21.

The incident marks the second false shooter report sparking pandemonium at the private Catholic University in less than a ...

A second faux active shooter call was reported at Villanova University on Sunday morning, this time at Austin Hall.

For the second time in less than a week, Villanova University was the victim of a false shooter report on Sunday.

Authorities are investigating two reports of active shooters that were both deemed false at Villanova University over the ...