Vernon, Conn. police arrest teen suspected in threats to several schools, places of worship

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Vernon, Conn. police arrest teen suspected in threats to several schools, places of worship
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Vernon police have arrested a 17-year-old who is accused of being involved in several bomb and “swatting” threats to local schools and places of worship.…

Vernon police have arrested a 17-year-old who is accused of being involved in several bomb and “swatting” threats to local schools and places of worship. They said the teen is also part of a violent online group that has been responsible for thousands of threats and other crimes that have happened around the globe.

The teen, police said, is also part of a violent online group known as “764” that targets children on messaging and gaming platforms, like Roblox and Discord, to extort them into recording or livestreaming acts of self-harm, producing child sex abuse material, harming animals, murder or other violent acts.

They said the group also uses the tactics of “swatting” and “doxing” the victims as a means of extortion.

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