Penn Yan police investigate series of false threat calls

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Penn Yan Police Department is investigating a series of false reports over the past month involving active shooters and bomb threats, warning that anyone responsible will face the full weight of the law.

All recent incidents were quickly determined to be false, according to authorities, who are working with the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit and the FBI to identify those making the calls.

The false reports have had real-world impacts. On Friday, a false active-shooter call led to a massive police response at a hotel on Balsley Road in Seneca Falls, with authorities initially told that more than 50 people had been shot. Police conducted a building search and evacuated the area before confirming the report was a swatting incident.

The Waterloo Cent