Minecraft-playing grandma swatted when livestreaming to raise funds for grandson’s cancer treatment
by Edward Helmore from US news | The Guardian on (#75T9Q)
Sue Jacquot was taking part in fundraiser when police swarmed her home after someone falsely reported a crime
An Arizona grandmother has said someone subjected her to a so-called police swatting call while she was taking part in a Minecraft fundraiser to raise financial support for her grandson's cancer treatment medical bills.
The bizarre turn of events is the latest high-profile instance in the US of an act of criminal harassment which involves prank-calling emergency operators to get a heavily armed police response sent to a target's home.
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