Prank Call

• Prank 911 call for gunshots leads to Peterborough man’s arrest: police

  Police say a man made a call early Sunday to report gunshots in the area of Charlotte Street and Park St. North. Officers determined it was false and found the caller with drugs.

  Crime

  Feb 5
  
• Trudeau pranked into talking Trump, ‘South Park’ with fake Greta Thunberg

  Russian pranksters posed as Thunberg to speak to Trudeau in January, around the same time they pulled a similar stunt on Prince Harry.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2020
  
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• Vancouver police report wave of bogus calls with recording of woman in apparent distress

  Multiple people have reported getting phone calls with a recording of a woman in apparent distress, according to police.

  Feb 28, 2020
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• 17-year-old boy arrested after kidnapping prank call: police

  The teen has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

  Crime

  Jul 11, 2019
• Serial prank-caller arrested for 28 calls to Winnipeg’s 911 in two years

  A Winnipeg woman is facing public mischief charges after an unfounded call to 911 that turned out to be part of a larger pattern.

  Crime

  May 31, 2019
• Peterborough man accused of making multiple hang-up calls to police

  Police say the accused is on conditions to not contact emergency services unless there is an actual emergency.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2019
• L.A. man arrested after video-game dispute leads to deadly ‘swatting’ incident in Kansas

  Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas, a law enforcement official said Saturday.

  World

  Dec 30, 2017
• Kansas police say prank call led to police shooting unarmed man

  Police in Wichita, Kansas, say a prankster who lured police to a home in a "swatting" incident is responsible for a fatal officer-involved shooting.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2017
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• South African duo face mischief charges after gun scare in London’s Byron neighbourhood

  London Police have concluded two people in South Africa are to blame for a heavy police presence in the Byron area on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2017
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• Halifax police looking for prank caller posing as firefighter who targeted 16 businesses

  Halifax Regional Police are on the hunt for a prankster who called more than a dozen local businesses this weekend posing as a firefighter.

  Jan 31, 2016