George Soros' luxury Southampton mansion was vandalized over the weekend as the left-handed billionaire became the latest high-profile victim of a 911 prank.
Southampton police say they received a 911 call shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday in which the caller told police he had just shot his wife and was threatening to shoot himself at their luxurious South Shore mansion. Officials were rushed to the scene.
Southampton Police Detective Herman Lamison said Monday that the report turned out to be false.
“I spoke to security and searched the premises. [a] one of the officers who responded to the scene reported, according to a recording of police radio communications obtained by the Post.
Mr. Lamison did not identify Mr. Soros as the owner of the home, but sources told the Post it was indeed the 93-year-old billionaire's Long Island home on Old Town Road. It was confirmed that it was the residence of
It is unclear whether Soros or his family were home at the time of the incident.
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The Southampton prank was just the latest incident of swatting (fake phone calls to police to report crimes at specific addresses) targeting celebrities.
On Friday, Virginia State Police responded to the home of George Washington University law scholar Jonathan Turley after Fairfax County police received a false 911 call saying someone had been shot at the address.
“Yes, tonight I was attacked,” Turley said in a statement. “Unfortunately, this is a sign of our age, or our anger.”
On Christmas Day, police were called to the home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after receiving a false 911 call from a man who said he had shot his girlfriend.
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Four other Georgia lawmakers were reportedly slapped the same day: Republican Sens. Jon Albers, Kay Kirkpatrick and Clint Dixon, and Democratic Sen. Kim Jackson. .
Another victim of the Christmas prank was Rep. Brandon Williams, Republican of upstate New York.
On Thursday, Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Bert Jones was also beaten up and called to the police with a fake bomb threat. It came a day after Rep. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) was the target of another call that sent police to Naples. House.
Recent swatting victims included Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Republican Rep. Kevin Miller of Ohio.
Additional reporting by Steven Vago
