Police Suspect Threats to 3 Children’s Hospitals Was Dangerous ‘Swatting’

Police Suspect Threats to 3 Children’s Hospitals Was Dangerous ‘Swatting’
(L to R) The Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto all had similar threats called in last night. Google Maps
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Police responded to threats made to three different children’s hospitals in two provinces on Sunday night. Calgary police officers believe the calls were dangerous pranks.

On Sunday night at approximately 8pm in Alberta and simultaneously in Toronto, police received calls about threats to public safety in local hospitals, including Calgary’s Alberta Children’s Hospital, Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital, and Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, according to CBC.