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Police swatting
Coverage of Police swatting in the Nexus archive.
- Minecraft-playing grandma swatted when livestreaming to raise funds for grandson’s cancer treatment
Sue Jacquot, an Arizona grandmother, was subjected to a police swatting call while livestreaming a Minecraft fundraiser to raise money for her grandson's cancer treatment. An unknown person falsely reported a crime, resulting in a heavily armed police response to her home. This incident represents another high-profile case of criminal harassment through emergency service abuse in the United States.