Crime & Safety
Justin Bieber Target of 911 Call Prank
Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station responded to a 911 emergency call at the singer's Calabasas home Tuesday night.
A 911 prank reportedly sent deputies to singer Justin Bieber's Calabasas home this morning.
The response by deputies from the Malibu/Lost Hills Station was generated by a 911 emergency call about 1:40 a.m., and "it was determined to be false,'' said Nicole Nishida of the sheriff's department.
Nishida declined to confirm a TMZ.com report that the residence was that
of singer Justin Bieber.
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According to TMZ, the caller claimed someone was waving a gun next to
Bieber's home, and the singer's security detail allowed authorities to search
the residence.
So-called "swatting'' pranks -- aimed at provoking a large SWAT-type
police response -- recently targeted Miley Cyrus and Ashton Kutcher.
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