The Kardashian family became the latest victims of “swatting” yesterday when heavily armed police officers showed up the home of Bruce and Kris Jenner in Calabasas, California, after a caller claimed a shooter was in the house and they heard a gun being fired.
After hearing about the incident, Kim Kardashian, who is currently in the Ivory Coast, Africa, blasted the prank caller on her Twitter page, saying “Just got a call from my mom telling me about this prank call that someone was shot in their home and 15 swat team & 3 helicopters showed up! These prank calls are NOT funny. People can get arrested for this! I hope they find out how is behind this. It’s dangerous & not a joke!”
The Kardashian family aren’t the first celebrity victims of such a hoax. Police were called to Tom Cruise’s Beverly Hills home on Thursday by a prank caller who claimed an armed robbery was taking place, but once on the scene, police found that no crime had been committed. A 12-year-old child also previously targeted Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber’s homes in a series of elaborate prank burglaries.
Police were also called to Simon Cowell’s home in November in what was the latest in a string of celebrity swattings last year, which is defined as a deliberate attempt to trick an emergency service into dispatching a response team. Officers were also called to Miley Cyrus’ home in August after a caller claimed her home had been broken in to, but when they arrived at the scene, police found the house empty.
