Bethlehem police are hunting for whoever made dangerous swatting calls targeting the same home twice this week.
Both calls reported gunfire, but each turned out to be a hoax. No one is in custody, city police Captain William Audelo told lehighvalleylive.com on Wednesday morning.
Officers were called to a home in the 1800 block of Norwood Street shortly after 11 p.m. Monday and again just before 4:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Audelo said both calls came from a blocked number and the caller was using a voice modifier. In both incidents, scanner audio indicates callers described shots fired and a victim inside the home in both incidents. Police, firefighters and other emergency personnel were instructed to set up a staging area.
A Northampton County 911 dispatcher confirmed the all-clear on the Monday incident, saying, “Everything is 10-4, there is no patient.”
Audelo said in both incidents, contact was made with a resident and investigators observed no issues.
Bethlehem police seek the public’s help in the investigation. Those with additional information are asked to call police at 610-865-7000, or email BethlehemPolice@bethlehem-pa.gov. Anonymous information can also be provided on the city police department’s tip line at 610-691-6660.