"Swatting"

News that a local man "was the victim of an alarming new prank... "n which where callers phone 911 to report violent, fake emergencies" — Irondequoit man victim of alarming hoax that sets SWAT team on him. The story informs us that this "prank with the goal of luring police to mobilize their swat teams [is] becoming a growing problem nationwide." Left unexplained is why SWAT teams have become first responders.