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Swatting incident draws heavy police response to Courtenay neighbourhood

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An estimated 10 RCMP vehicles, along with armed police officers and a member of the K-9 unit responded to the scene at around 4 p.m. The Comox Valley RCMP received a 911 call in which the caller made allegations that prompted a co-ordinated and extensive police response. Police quickly determined that there was no truth to the allegations made in the initial report and that this was a swatting incident.

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Swatting incident draws heavy police response to Courtenay neighbourhood

1 month ago·Courtenay, Canada

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'Swatting' incident leads to heavy police presence in Courtenay

Over the weekend, an unspecified report that resulted in heavy police presence in a Courtenay neighbourhood ended up being a swatting incident. Swatting is when someone makes a prank call to emergency responders in an attempt to divert law enforcement. Comox Valley RCMP does not specify what the call alleged was occurring, but it resulted in a “coordinated and extensive” police response to the 2700 block of Conrad Road on Sunday. “Police quickly…

1 month ago·Victoria, Canada

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