<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0BXRgu_0vdRtwkp00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0BXRgu_0vdRtwkp00" width="1500" height="844" >PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- We're learning about a "swatting" incident in Rogers City.On Thursday night, the Presque Isle Central Dispatch got a call from a person claiming to have stabbed their mother.According to the Rogers City Police Department, the caller also said they had a firearm ready to shoot any law enforcement who responded to the home.He identified himself as Robert Hall.The person said he was in Rogers City at a home on South Second Street.Officers responded to the location and confirmed the call was false.Authorities believe the person got ahold of an IP address.This happened while playing an online video game with a person on South Second Street in Rogers City.He used the IP address to get a physical street address where the video game was being played.According to police, the call was intended to illicit a large response from law enforcement. That's referred to as swatting.The Rogers City Police Department is working to identify the person responsible.The incident is under investigation.</div></body>

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Police: False emergency call in Rogers City part of dangerous 'swatting' trend

PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- We're learning about a \"swatting\" incident in Rogers City. On Thursday night, the Presque Isle Central Dispatch got a call from a person claiming to have stabbed their mother. According to the Rogers City Police Department, the caller also said they had a firearm...

PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- We're learning about a "swatting" incident in Rogers City. On Thursday night, the Presque Isle Central Dispatch got a call from a person claiming to have stabbed their mother. According to the Rogers City Police Department, the caller also said they had a firearm...