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{"888953A1-5056-A066-6088-2125A4D59F24":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"888953A1-5056-A066-6088-2125A4D59F24","title":"Senator Schumer announced his recently introduced legislation that will crack down on 'swatting' in Syracuse ","summary":"Syracuse, NY ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"June 29, 2015","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/senator-schumer-in-syracuse-introducing-new-federal-legislation-to-combat-swatting-","city":"Syracuse ","county":"Onondaga","lat":43.0457604,"lng":-76.14828779999999,"description":"<p>On June 29th, at John H. Mulroy Civic Center, standing alongside police officers dispatched to a recent false threat, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced his recently introduced legislation that will crack down on an alarming new nationwide crime trend called “swatting,” which has recently emerged as a problem in Central New York. Schumer explained that “swatting” is an incident in which a phone call is made reporting a fake threat in an effort to have police SWAT teams respond to an unsuspecting resident’s home. Schumer said these false alerts are not only terrifying residents, but they are also costing law enforcement thousands of dollars and putting at risk both first responders and innocent bystanders. Because these false threats often precipitate SWAT responses that require the deployment of  armed SWAT teams, bomb squads and other police units, “swatting” calls can lead to temporary street closures that result in local business loss, terrifying experiences for residents and bystanders and can cost police departments thousands of taxpayer dollars. Schumer said that there have been three recent “swatting” attacks in and around Syracuse, including one last week that resulted in the evacuation of over 1,100 workers at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Edward Kochian County Office Building, and Jobsplus!. Schumer said communities are at great risk if nothing is done to stem this scourge of attacks. Schumer therefore discussed legislation he recently introduced that would increase penalties for perpetrators and make criminals pay restitution to police.</p>"}}

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