and that they had somebody else tied up. >> reporter: and burt jones, both police say targs of a dangerous trend on the rise called swatting. it is a hoax where a caller makes a call triggering a large police response with armed officers. like the one georgia state senator clint dixon experienced when he was swatted on christmas day. >> i went to the front door and answered the door and was met by six officers that were carrying ars. >> reporter: marjorie taylor greene was targeted the same day. the police report said the caller told an emergency dispatcher he shot his girlfriend and greene's home was the scene of the crime. >> the intent is to harass the individual subject of the swatting call but there are