Maine secretary of state targeted in ‘swatting’ call after removing Trump from ballot

Shenna Bellows is latest politician to be victim of fake emergency call to police with the intent they will show up at a residence

A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine's secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, just a day after she removed Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot under the US constitution's insurrection clause.

She becomes the latest elected politician to become a target of swatting, which involves making a phone call to emergency services with the intent that a large first responder presence, including Swat teams, will show up at a residence.