Swatting call hoax prompts major response to Mercy Hospital Downtown in Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Mercy Hospital Downtown was temporarily placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after someone called in a swatting hoax at the hospital, officials said. The hospital received the threat and was placed on lockdown to investigate a hospital spokesperson said. Bakersfield Police Department officers were called to the scene and swept the complex, [...]