Seattle Police launch nation's first 'swatting registry'
Seattle police say swatting — a hoax 911 call that tries to provoke a police response against an innocent person — is a big problem in the city.
The Seattle Police Department is the first in the nation to start a "swatting registry".
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Paige hosts midday newscasts and monitors news of significance to the Puget Sound region. She hopped over Washington’s mountains to join KUOW, after hosting news and reporting at Spokane Public Radio since 2011. She began her start in radio while a journalism student at University of Montana, by sharing stories with KUFM. Paige was raised in the mountains and rivers around Spokane. In her spare time she cheers on the Mariners in the summer, and hopes for snow in the winter.
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