The swatting callers are “not as anonymous as they think they are,” a digital forensics expert says.
The strain extends to the 911 dispatchers who handle the calls.
He called the team “the first of the first responders.” They deal with incoming calls — sometimes from frightened parents — and outgoing dispatches before anything is known. For some in the dispatch, there may be an unexpected personal connection to any given emergency. In the most serious circumstances, dispatchers are debriefed and counselors are brought in.
Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said the initial investigation indicates the calls came from outside Pennsylvania, but declined to elaborate further. The FBI office in Philadelphia said it is “aware of the numerous swatting incidents.”
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