Rye police probe 4 'swatting' calls, reach out to FBI

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Rye police have reached out to the FBI as they investigate four hoax reports of emergencies since Wednesday in the city and believe a hacking group may be involved.

A 14-year-old Rye boy has been charged with making a false report of a home invasion and shooting last week, and Police Commissioner William Connors said investigators are working to identify others involved. Making false reports is called “swatting,” because it’s intended to trigger significant emergency responses, including by SWAT teams.

“This was done by computer we believe and there are other individuals that were part of it that are outside the area,” Connors told The Journal News/LoHud.com today, a day after announcing the teen’s arrest.

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