swatting
The threat occurred shortly before Judge Arthur Engoron was scheduled to hear closing arguments in claims that the former president illegally inflated his properties' value.
The ex-president has called U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan — who is no stranger to threats in today’s political climate — a Trump hater.
The GOP congresswoman wrote that it was "like the 8th time" she has been "swatted."
The hope is to prevent and combat harassment transgender individuals consistently face online, from physical threats to "swatting" and stalking.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Officers responded to Greene’s house at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, after receiving a call about “a subject being shot multiple times.”
Officials determined that Bannon's row house was targeted in a fake call to police about a man with a gun, meant to trigger a shocking law enforcement response.
Neo-Nazi John Denton was arrested along with four others in a nationwide bust Wednesday.
'Swatting' refers to a form of online harassment in which the perpetrator falsely reports a crime in order to send armed police to someone’s house.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald columnist Leonard G. Pitts Jr. was awoken by police after an apparent “swatting” incident.
Like Parkland survivor David Hogg, Rep. Katherine Clark was "swatted," and now she's renewing calls for congressional action.