Draft:Torswats

Torswats was a paid swatting for hire service, advertised through Telegram. The service was responsible for at least dozens of swattings, including on mosques, schools, and historically black colleges. In 2024, a teenaged suspect was arrested.

Background
Swatting - when someone calls authorities with a fake threat - can result in wasted law enforcement time and panic, and has resulted in at least two deaths. The crime is difficult to investigate due to faked numbers and calls being from different jurisdictions.

Swatting incidents
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A false threat against a mosque in Florida on May 12, 2023. He claimed he would "commit a mass shooting in the name of Satan"

In 2023, Motherboard broke a story

Investigation and legal proceedings
A 17-year-old boy from California was arrested. He faces four felony charges in Seminole County related to swatting. He is being tried as an adult.

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