A 16-year-old boy from Ottawa has been arrested by Canadian authorities on suspicion of making prank calls known as swatting.
Swatting is the term used for pranks in which the prankster calls emergency services with a fake story, in many cases bomb threats or hostage situations. These types of pranks are becoming more and more common.
In the case of the Canadian teen, hes a resident of Ottawa, Canadas capital city. The teen hasnt been named due to the Youth Crimina…