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Swatting threats escalate in North Idaho

by JACK DEWITT
Staff Writer | May 16, 2026 1:08 AM

Two swatting incidents in North Idaho in the past month posed big problems for law officers.

“Swatting is a huge resource drain on the jurisdiction that it’s at and the mental effects it has on students and staff at the school or building that it was called into is really big,” said Tyler Morris, undersheriff for Benewah County Sheriff's Office.

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