04 Oct 2012
The
Los Angeles police department officers were taken for a ride, when a
home invasion robbery with “shots fired “at a home belonging to actor
Ashton Kutcher turned to be a hoax.
On Wednesday, police received a teletext message, used by hearing impaired people, from a woman who claimed that she was hiding inside a closet because the actor’s home is surrounded by several Russian speaking men with arms and several people either injured or killed, according to KTLA
Kutcher was taping his show “Two and a Half Men” when the incident happened.
Police responded in force to the hilltop home in the 3000 block of Arrowhead Drive.
Several people were removed from the house, including a man wearing a tool belt and a young blond woman.
Police officials now say the reported ‘intruders’ appear to be maintenance workers.
After interviewing workers, as well as contacting Kutcher himself, LAPD investigators determined the incident was a hoax.
“Officers did their due diligence, pulled everyone out of the house and interviewed and questioned, and found out it was a hoax,” said Officer Cleon Joseph.
Investigators believe this was a case of “swatting,” in which a 911 caller aims to get the SWAT team to respond to an alleged crime.
In August, Miley Cyrus was the subject of a similar “swatting” prank, in which a caller claimed the actress had been kidnapped from her Studio City home.
Source: KTLA
On Wednesday, police received a teletext message, used by hearing impaired people, from a woman who claimed that she was hiding inside a closet because the actor’s home is surrounded by several Russian speaking men with arms and several people either injured or killed, according to KTLA
Kutcher was taping his show “Two and a Half Men” when the incident happened.
Police responded in force to the hilltop home in the 3000 block of Arrowhead Drive.
Several people were removed from the house, including a man wearing a tool belt and a young blond woman.
Police officials now say the reported ‘intruders’ appear to be maintenance workers.
After interviewing workers, as well as contacting Kutcher himself, LAPD investigators determined the incident was a hoax.
“Officers did their due diligence, pulled everyone out of the house and interviewed and questioned, and found out it was a hoax,” said Officer Cleon Joseph.
Investigators believe this was a case of “swatting,” in which a 911 caller aims to get the SWAT team to respond to an alleged crime.
In August, Miley Cyrus was the subject of a similar “swatting” prank, in which a caller claimed the actress had been kidnapped from her Studio City home.
Source: KTLA
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