A BILL READY FOR DEBATE IN THE IOWA HOUSE WOULD INCREASE PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOWINGLY REPORT FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “SWATTING.”
SWATTING1 OC……….QUICK AS POSSIBLE. :11
THAT’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AGENT DON SCHNITKER WHO SAYS THE NUMBER OF THOSE CALLS HAS BEEN INCREASING SINCE 2021:
SWATTING2 OC………BOMB THREATS. :09
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SWATTING CALLS IN IOWA THE PAST FEW WEEKS, INCLUDING IN ANKENY, DUBUQUE, MARION, AND PERRY.
