Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Secretary kristi Become a member of FBI director Kash Patel in the fight against aiming calls on members of the “conservative new (s) media”, who announces on Wednesday that her department “will hunt for these cowards”.
Patel recently confirmed an increase in swatting incidents, when someone tries to send armed police to someone else’s house under false pretenses, aimed at media figures and their families.
The act, she said, places the lives of the victims and Responding officers in danger.
“Under the leadership of President Trump, we will not remain unemployed as a conservative new (s) media and their families will be the target of false swatten,” wrote to X on Wednesday in a post.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Call Washington, DC (Getty)
She added that DHS is able to trace Phone numbers and tracking location -Information.
“We will use it to hunt these cowards,” wrote. “This is an attack on our law enforcement and innocent families and we will continue it as such.”
DHS assistant -Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told FOX News Digital DHS “will not comment on details of investigations”, but repeated denomination of Swatters as “cowards”.
Name posted after various members of the conservative media, including radio presentations, podcasters, influencers and experts, was the victim of alleged Swatting incidents at home.
Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo, a conservative radio -talk show host, Fox News Host told Will Cain That during a swating call in his house in Texas last week, he was awakened at 2 o’clock by more than half a dozen delegates.
Pagliarulo said he received a warning from one of his security cameras and saw a representative armed with an AR-15 at his front door.
“(I) called 911 because we have to discover it now – if it is the good guys, I have to be very careful. If it is the bad guys, I have to go out with my gun and try to protect my family,” Pagliarulo said.
Dispatchers confirmed that the Sheriff office received a call of 911 about a hostage situation with several dog shot, apparently as if they were PagliaRulo.
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The swatter claimed that someone “bleed up” and to “please rush and go inside”, make the situation even more tense for both delegates who responded.
“That’s the thing. None of those things happened,” said Pagliarulo. “My family slept peacefully. I worked in my office. Nothing went wrong in my house. But this guy, wherever he was, tried to break down the police and possibly kill me or to frighten enough where I would keep my mouth shut and not do what I do on the radio every day. “
While delegates the situation innocaded, Pagliarulo said, “Your heart is flopping out of your chest.”
SWFAME VANDERS OF PRANK CALLS TO ‘DIGITAL TERRORISM’: Expert
FBI director Kash Patel speaks in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty images)
Pagliarulo said he immediately texted Patel, who skipped an explanation the next day.
“I want to tackle the alarming rise in ‘SWAMATE’ incidents aimed at media figures,” Patel wrote in a social media on Friday. “The FBI Is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to take and keep the responsible accountability. “
He added that the issue is not about politics.
“Handling an American knowing is not only morally reprehensible, but also lives in danger, including that of our officers,” wrote Patel. “That will not be tolerated. We are fully committed to working with local law enforcement to combat these crimes.”
Other conservative media figures, including Podcaster Nick Sortor and host Shawn Farash, reported similar SWAT incidents last week on the same day as Pagliarulo, while Infowars host Owen Shroyer uploaded an almost 13-minute video to share on Wednesday that he was “just Swatted”.
A two -fold, double -chamber law was introduced in January to strengthen the penalties against those who have been guilty of doing SWAMAGE calls, which imposed the prison sentences of a maximum of 20 years for false calls that result in serious injury or death.
Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, has received the bill that focuses on those who have been convicted of SWAMENT calls that resulted in injuries or deaths. (Getty Images)
Bill co -sponsor rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, described in a statement on Friday as “political terrorism”.
“Multiple conservative influencers and experts have let their homes hit in recent days,” Gill wrote. “This is an extremely dangerous form of political terrorism. It is liable to have someone killed, and it must end now.”
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Brie Stimson from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
