A 16-year-old boy was arrested following a ‘swatting’ incident where he called 911 multiple times in Grayslake, including one call in which he reported someone was about to be shot. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday to a 911 hang-up call at an apartment complex in the 33600 block of North […]
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Woman charged in swatting incident in unincorporated Gurnee
A Chicago woman has been charged with making a fake 911 call, also known as ‘swatting’, about a man threatening to shoot his wife near Gurnee in December, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Keesha S. Ingram, 41, of the 7600 block of South Prairie Avenue in Chicago, was charged with a felony count of […]
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Shooting threat at Gages Lake home turns out to be swatting incident
A 911 call of a man threatening to shoot his wife in Gages Lake early Tuesday morning turned out to be a fake call, known as ‘swatting,’ the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a man threatening to shoot […]