Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On Apri 7, 2015, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, standing with Nassau County police officers, announced legislation to crack down on an alarming new nationwide crime trend called “swatting” that has recently emerged as a problem on Long Island. He explained that “swatting” is an incident in which a fake phone call is made in an effort to have police SWAT teams respond to an unsuspecting resident’s home or business. These false alerts are not only terrifying residents, but they are also costing law enforcement departments thousands of dollars and putting at risk both first responders and innocent bystanders. Because these false threats often precipitate SWAT responses that require the deployment of armed SWAT teams, bomb squads and other police units, “swatting” calls can often lead to temporary street closures that result in local business loss, terrifying experiences for residents and bystanders who fall victim to the attacks, and can cost police departments thousands of taxpayer dollars. U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, standing with Nassau County police officers, announced legislation to crack down on an alarming new nationwide crime trend called “swatting” that has recently emerged as a problem on Long Island. He explained that “swatting” is an incident in which a fake phone call is made in an effort to have police SWAT teams respond to an unsuspecting resident’s home or business. These false alerts are not only terrifying residents, but they are also costing law enforcement departments thousands of dollars and putting at risk both first responders and innocent bystanders. Because these false threats often precipitate SWAT responses that require the deployment of armed SWAT teams, bomb squads and other police units, “swatting” calls can often lead to temporary street closures that result in local business loss, terrifying experiences for residents and bystanders who fall victim to the attacks, and can cost police departments thousands of taxpayer dollars.