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Jul 13, 2026
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Swatting incident prompts police response to Bedford apartment complex
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0.362 · RIGHT
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0.181 · CENTER
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Article Excerpt
Halifax Regional Police responded to a swatting incident in Bedford early Monday. At about 12:30 a.m., police said, they received a report from a man who identified himself as living in an apartment complex on River Lane in Bedford. The caller said he had shot his father and was holding his mother hostage at gunpoint. […]
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