Chris Brown latest victim of 911 'swatting' hoax
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police have responded to Chris Brown's home after they received a call about a domestic violence situation that turned out to be false.
The Los Angeles Times reports police were contacted shortly before 5 p.m. Monday about a domestic violence incident. When police arrived, members of Brown's staff were at the home, but the singer wasn't.
Police searched the home and didn't find any problems.
It's the latest so-called "swatting" prank targeting celebrities. The practice is intended to get multiple officers, including specialized SWAT teams sent to a home.
Last week, Beverly Hills police responded to a fake armed robbery call at Tom Cruise's house. Other hoax calls have been made involving the homes of Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher and Miley Cyrus.
The Los Angeles Times reports police were contacted shortly before 5 p.m. Monday about a domestic violence incident. When police arrived, members of Brown's staff were at the home, but the singer wasn't.
Police searched the home and didn't find any problems.
It's the latest so-called "swatting" prank targeting celebrities. The practice is intended to get multiple officers, including specialized SWAT teams sent to a home.
Last week, Beverly Hills police responded to a fake armed robbery call at Tom Cruise's house. Other hoax calls have been made involving the homes of Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher and Miley Cyrus.
... couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
I wonder if he was swatting Rihanna or punching the snot out of some other victim when the cops arrived?
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Oh poor domestic violence convicted criminal Chris Brown. Not.Â
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Who somehow today is sleeping with his victim. She, his victim, loves to publish pictures of domestic violence offender and victim together. Rubbing the absurd offensiveness of all of that - in every domestic violence victims face - worldwide. But somehow today Chris Brown is a victim of something or another and we all must be apprised of that situation? Really?Â
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Remember what those color photographs of Rihanna's smashed in bloodied face look like, Mr. Brown? Yup. Sure you do. Ah, hah....
@englishdaisy You completely miss the point. The story is really this recent trend of âswattingâ hoaxes involving persons in the public eye. Other than him being the most recent target, the story really has nothing to do with Chris Brown. Nor does the story does not have a âpoor Chris Brownâ tone. The real issue is occupying police resources for no reason. Being a major city, Iâm sure there were other emergency calls at the same time involving situations that actually required a police response.
I hope that they catch these folks and give them some time in prison.
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In this day and age anyone can get a phone number. No ID required. I have several phone numbers that I use when dealing with questionable businesses until I find out if they are legitimate or not. I don't want to use my cell phone so that I don't get spam or call backs.