A social media prank depicting an A.I. generated intruder is pushing some worried parents to call 911. NBC News’ Ellison Barber speaks with one of a number of Police departments who have issued ...

Emergency calls save lives every single day, but misuse of 911 now carries far heavier consequences across the United States.

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A prank caller ‘swatted’ law enforcement in Coleman by saying they were going to shoot-up the school, causing a lockdown. Sheriff Les Cogdill told KTAB and KRBC an ...

Doug Bates and his wife, Stacey, were in bed around 10 p.m., their 2-year-old daughters asleep in a nearby room. Suddenly they were shaken awake by the wail of police sirens and the rumble of a ...

The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, ...

People wearing Halloween masks banged on a family’s door in Alexandria and said they would break in and kill the residents. Police investigated the case as an attempted burglary – and learned ...