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Bi-partisan ‘swatting’ bills passes Assembly

TRENTON -- A bi-partisan bill to prevent "swatting" -- the practice, popular among online gaming communities, of making a hoax call to 9-1-1 to draw a response from law enforcement -- passed through the Assembly today with little debate.
By Chase Brush

Moriarty’s ‘swatting’ bill passes Assembly Homeland Security Committee

TRENTON -- State Assemblyman Paul Moriarty knows what it's like to get swatted. TRENTON -- Robert Ianuale knows what it's like to get swatted.
By Chase Brush

Terrifying SWAT Team Prank Captured Live on Twitch

Twitch.tv users probably weren’t expecting to see one of their video games reenacted in real life. Yesterday, a SWAT team
By Jordan Valinsky

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