Since she states online this has happened on multiple occasions (another mistake IMO) and to local PD is aware of whats going on you’d think when they get one of these calls they would just call her directly and verify there is no problem instead of spending money and resources responding.
Also, what you said about tracing the call, I guess there must be some way around that if it’s happened this many times and they still can’t catch ‘em.
“...I guess there must be some way around that if it’s happened this many times and they still can’t catch ‘em ...”
If false calls are continuing to one residence, the only reason for an inability to trace is that you don’t want to. Allow me to explain...
(credentials: software engineer 23 yrs including digital communications. Part of my current occupation is to track both incoming calls and text messages.)
Every call made in this country is logged somewhere - especially coming into any 911 center. And when I say logged, I mean it can be backtracked to its source. This is NSA 101 stuff, folks (see Patriot Act, etc.)
Not just the call, but the target address. When a unit(s) is directed to an address, there is a history of that domicile logged as well.
On a SWAT call, if the call isn’t coming from a landline, it can easily be traced back to whatever cell tower(s) that call is routed through. If the geo-location of that call doesn’t match the vicinity of the target address, its highly doubtful the caller is cognizant of what may be taking place at the target residence.
Most folks who have ever dialed 911 can recall the person at the other end asking for YOUR location. This is in part to validate the caller is in range of the target address.
Satellite phones: Most if not all are registered. Easy to track down.
Online call from a VPN: Possible, but any 911 dispatcher should immediately consider that call suspect, based on the history of the target address, as stated above.
So again (and this is not directed at you, V_TWIN), but to everyone:
Imagine you have an adversary firing mortar rounds (munitions) from a distance toward your residence. If they cannot see your residence, they have no way of knowing if they hit the target... that is, unless you ANNOUNCE it on the internet. SWAT calls are the same thing, except they are not sending munitions - just police officers licensed to kill - with munitions.
[shouting mode ON] SO NO PUBLICIZING FALSE SWAT RAIDS, FOLKS. GOT IT? [shouting mode off]
If you find yourself SWATTED more than once, and the police claim they cannot track anything down, sue them for any information, logs, etc. pertaining to all the calls to your residence. Nothing scares a SWATTER more than being targeted themselves for breaking the law - which is exactly what it is.
...unless of course, it’s law enforcement or some other alphabet agency initiating the SWAT call(s).
Hope that helps.
Merry Christmas!