Federal authorities have charged a minor in connection with the hoax active-shooter calls that led to widespread panic at Villanova University and a number of other institutions in August. The ...

A swatting group calling itself Purgatory is believed to be behind more than 10 hoax active shooter reports that triggered lockdowns at universities nationwide — and now, federal prosecutors have ...

A juvenile faces federal charges over a wave of false emergency reports that disrupted college campuses nationwide last summer. One of those incidents occurred at Villanova University in August 2025.

A juvenile is facing charges in connection with a rash of swatting calls aimed at universities and other sites in Pennsylvania.

Charges were filed against a juvenile accused of making hoax calls that targeted Villanova University and other Pennsylvania schools last year. On Thursday, April 30, 2026, United States Attorney ...

A juvenile has been charged with making the hoax call about an active shooter that sent Villanova University into a lockdown and prompted a massive law enforcement response in August 2025. The campus ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Charges have been filed against a juvenile accused of making hoax calls that led to active shooter alerts at Villanova University and other schools in August 2025. U.S.