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Police were dispatched toward Smith's residence but were called off when they learned it was a false alarm and that everyone inside the home was safe.

Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in two federal cases, was the target of an attempted swatting at his Maryland residence on Christmas Day.

According to two law enforcement sources, someone called 911 and said that Smith had shot his wife at the address where Smith lives.

Montgomery County Police dispatched units toward the home but were called off when the Deputy U.S. Marshals protecting Smith and his family told police that it was a false alarm and that everyone inside the home was safe.

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

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[–] BeautifulMind@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's wild to me that when the phone companies need to bill for a phone call they know exactly who to bill for it, but when it's something like this everyone is helpless because you can't track these things

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, like did someone use the Captain Crunch whistle to make this call from a payphone?

[–] lingh0e@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago
[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago

Love how esoteric this joke is. The only people who get this are nerds old enough to remember or people who watched that one Tom Scott video about phreaking.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Anyone else used to read 2600 magazine?

[–] fosforus@sopuli.xyz -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's a thing called prepaid which at least at some point in the past could be acquired with cash, without id.

And also, you're forgetting that flip phones exist. You just crack that bad boy in half and everything that was done with it disappears from this universe.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

You just crack that bad boy in half and everything that was done with it disappears from this universe.

I... Hmm... I don't think that's how it works.