A South Bay man has been arrested after he allegedly made a string of swatting calls.
A South Bay man is facing several charges after allegedly making a string of swatting calls.
Swatting is when someone makes calls to police to report a fake crime in hopes of get a large police response.
Investigators say Efren Loredo made several swatting calls and bomb threats at different locations in San Jose, Redwood City and Kansas City, Missouri, from Sept. 1 to Sept. 11.
The calls included bomb threats to Yerba Buena High School and the San Jose Unified School District.
Loredo is also accused of prompting a police response at his ex-girlfriend’s house in San Jose, after he allegedly sent a threat online to an out-of-state police department. San Jose police officers arrested Lordeo on Monday.
He was booked into a Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of making criminal threats, stalking, and violating a protective order.
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