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, 2024
  
• 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