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The sheriff investigating the case stresses the calls are more than pranks. theyre illegal and can be dangerous and lead to violent encounters with police. >> people that are doing this are trying to create chaos. theyre trying to intimidate the individuals who are the subject of these false reports, and its very unfortunate. >> reporter: some states including virginia and ohio have increased penalties for s.w.a.t.ing. other states are considering it. lester. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. up n...

Law enforcement officials say there has been an alarming rise in s.w.a.t.ing incidents meant to draw a s.w.a.t. team to someones home, and gabe gutierrez reports increasingly theyre targeting high-profile public officials. >> reporter: it was something congressman brandon williams never expected on christmas day. >> it is a surprise when it happens to you. its very personal. its very violating. >> reporter: he says someone had called 911 to falsely report violence at his home. police recognized ...

Aircraft structure that leaves our facilities. transportation secretary pete buttigieg, are you concerned about the quality of product that boeing is turning out and should be the american public be concerned? >> ill say this, every plane that they deliver to an airline, every plane that goes into the skies need to be 100% safe and need to demonstrate that. >> reporter: five years after two max 8 crashes killed 346 people overseas, ceo calhoun says the companys reputation is on the line. >> its ...

So, an online gaming dispute between two gamers ended up being very violent and deadly. after a s.w.a.t.ing prank. thats the first time we have heard that term s.w.a.t.ing. our affiliate is reporting that los angeles police have made a arrest here. but s.w.a.t.ing is when someone makes a prank call about a bogus incident to get police to go to somebodys house. they call police and say such and such is happening at this address. you need to come here. >> yeah, in this case, a man in los angeles a...

Yet. were told he was arrested. and is expected to be in court tuesday. the question is how did they end up at this home. we are told by police that this prankster had allegedly given out the wrong address. thats how they arrived at mr. finchs home. >> what a tragedy. i want to bring in our legal expert to discuss what this all means in terms of the picture. paul, you used to be a homicide detective. i in charge of the prosecutors offense of office. you are some what familiar with the s.w.a.t.-i...

Nypd dogs are trained to find trace amounts of explosive particles left behind by a bomb. as an extra precaution, the 125 parking garages around times square will be empty. anti-violence activist erica garner has died of brain damage after a heart attack. she campaigned against acts of police brutality after her father eric garner died after being put in a chokehold by an nypd officer. the grand jury did not indict any officers in that case. erica garner was 27. an arrest overnight in a twis...

>> reporter: survivors huddled in blankets waiting for medical attention. in all, more than 40 victims were rushed to the hospital. many with broken bones. some in critical condition. the national transportation safety board is among those investigating the cause. >> we are going to take a look at everything from the, company itself, to the bus, itself, to the driver. to the roadway conditions. we are going to interview all the witnesses. >> reporter: most of the crash victims were senior citize...

Month -- those best months for stocks during november through april the s&p 500 has accumulated 1,400 points. the worst months of course are from may through october. thats why you know the old saying, sell in may, go away. one analyst a chief equity strategist at snp capital iq. >> alison, appreciate it. the prank is called s.w.a.t.ing, and "american idol" host ryan seacrest is the latest. a 911 call reported armed men shooting their way inside his home. when officers arrived they found seacr...

Of tmz, youve been covering this. i imagine this is pretty frustrating for a lot of celebrities and the police as well. what do they tell you? >> well, we know a fair amount about this now. initially it seemed like there was a 12-year-old boy who was behind the first cases of s.w.a.t.ing involving justin timberlake, miley cyrus, a couple others. he got caught. and as soon as he got caught, we know that there was a group that took over. and they are responsible for this spade of s.w.a.t.ing incid...

Over four years in prison. and a warning now about an increasingly dangerous hoax called s.w.a.t.ing. bogus 911 calls for crimes so threatening that the s.w.a.t. team responds. one high-profile victim was justin bieber. but it is happening to real families now as well. there are about 400 s.w.a.t.ing incidents a year nationwide costing an average $10,000 each time. that is how much they waste in valuable police resources, raising fears of accidental shootings. this is going to be a talker st...