{"id":63427,"date":"2025-11-28T12:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/63427\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:56:10","slug":"sen-rick-scott-says-his-florida-home-was-targeted-in-thanksgiving-swatting-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/63427\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Rick Scott says his Florida home was targeted in Thanksgiving swatting incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">NAPLES, Fla. \u2013 U.S. Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/Rick_Scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/topic\/Rick_Scott\/\">Rick Scott<\/a> said his home in Naples was targeted Thanksgiving morning in an attempted swatting incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRickScott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRickScott\">Scott said in a post on X<\/a> that he received a call from law enforcement that there was \u201canother attempted swatting incident\u201d on his family\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Swatting is when someone makes a false report to police to garner a large law enforcement presence, often including SWAT teams, at a specific location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Scott said he wasn\u2019t home at the time and everyone was safe. It\u2019s not known if anyone was home at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Naples police said the attempted swatting was reported by email. Officers responded to Scott\u2019s home and said it was clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">[RELATED: \u2018Swatting\u2019 call leads deputies to Deltona home]<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police declared the incident an \u201cobvious threat\u201d and added that the verbiage was similar to an attempted swatting incident at Scott\u2019s home in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Scott said he is working to pass his Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThese attacks are disgusting and cruel acts that only seek to put law enforcement in harm\u2019s way and instill fear in targets and communities &#8211; they must stop,\u201d Scott said on X.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning, I received a call from local law enforcement that there was another attempted swatting incident on my family\u2019s home. I wasn\u2019t home at the time, and I thank God that everyone is safe. I\u2019m so grateful for the incredible efforts of the officers who responded. These\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1994071611918430482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NAPLES, Fla. \u2013 U.S. Sen. 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