School targeted by ‘swatting’ call - The Farmville Herald

School targeted by ‘swatting’ call - The Farmville Herald

Buckingham County High School (BCHS) appears to have been the victim to a “swatting” call Monday afternoon. Law enforcement defines swatting as a criminal hoax where someone makes a fake emergency call to 911 to trick police into sending an armed SWAT team to an unsuspecting person’s home, school or business. The Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said the main office at BCHS received a call at about 1:22 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24, from an un…