Swatting hoax reported in Denver Borough

DENVER BOROUGH, PA — Lancaster County Wide Communications received a hoax emergency call involving a residence on Larch Lane on Thursday at approximately 5:35 p.m.

The incident is commonly known as “swatting,” which involves an individual making a false emergency report to law enforcement to provoke a large, unnecessary police response.

The East Cocalico Township Police Department along with the Pennsylvania State Police, Ephrata and West Earl Police Departments responded to Larch Lane and the surrounding area…

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