Brayden Grace, 19, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and multiple other charges for his role in 'Purgatory,' a group he helped ...

In recent years I've seen a disturbing trend grow around the world: prank calls made to emergency services, like 911, that ...

A Columbus man pleaded guilty Wednesday after he was accused of making several swatting threats to law enforcement agencies ...

A Columbus man pleaded guilty to federal charges a little over a year after his arrest as part of a online swatting group.

Police said at 5:56 p.m. Wednesday the library got a call from a man who said he was in their parking lot with a bomb.

A 19-year-old Ohio man who set up an online group chat and wrote scripts for Purgatory, a nihilistic swatting gang that ...

Investigators in Tama County are looking into a swatting call made Wednesday morning, which they believe stemmed from a popular video game.

The Muscatine Police Department is investigating a swatting incident reported at the Musser Public Library on June 11, 2025.

IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. NEW TONIGHT, INVESTIGATORS IN TAMA COUNTY ARE LOOKING INTO A SWATTING CALL THAT WAS MADE THIS MORNING. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS SOMEONE CALLED 911 AT AROUND 930 ...

Someone called 911 in Tama County claiming they had shot their sister, tied up their parents and wanted to harm law ...

Watch crime reporters Linda Cook and Sharon Wren talk about crime in our area with the latest episode of the Our QC Crime Watch Podcast. This episode includes a woman facing felony charges of ...