The OPP have charged a 16-year-old male from New Tecumseth, a town a town in Simcoe County, for incidents related to “swatting.”

Since February, the Nottawasaga OPP have received multiple false calls that have required a high level police and emergency response. After investigation into these incidents, a male has been charged with public mischief, false messages, and two other charges.

Police have been investigating two recent “swatting” incidents in the GTA.

A lockdown on Tuesday at a Brampton school and hold and secures at four other schools were caused by a false threat phoned into a school.

On Sunday, an emergency task force responded to a fake call at a home in Richmond Hill.

The OPP is reminding the public that placing fake emergency calls to innocent residents is a criminal offence.