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Woman pleads guilty to making hoax bomb threat against Boston Children's
A Massachusetts woman pled guilty Thursday to calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 37-year-old Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information. The charges stem from a threat phoned on...
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Palmer woman accused of threatening to bomb Boston apartment building
A western Massachusetts woman accused of threatening to bomb an apartment building in Boston’ Seaport District and shoot workers there appeared in court Tuesday. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that 31-year-old Soledad Hernandez-Medina had been arraigned at the Central Division of Boston Municipal Court in a May 24 incident on Atlantic Avenue. Police responded shortly before noon…
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Mass. man pleads guilty to bomb threat aimed at Arizona's secretary of state
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to sending threats two years ago to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs when she was the secretary of state. The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that 38-year-old James Clark entered a guilty plea to one count of sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official. Prosecutors say Clark, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, sent...
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Tewksbury Police Investigating Bomb Threat at a Bowling Alley
Police are investigating a threat at a local bowling alley in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, this past Saturday night.
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New Threat Disrupts Tufts for 3rd Day. Here's What the President Says
Tufts University received a bomb threat for the second straight day on Thursday, prompting school officials to postpone some exams and shift all remaining ones to a virtual format.
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Oliver Ames High School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
Oliver Ames High School in Easton, Massachusetts, was evacuated Tuesday over a bomb threat, according to the police department. Police said they were called to the school around noon. The building was evacuated and investigators are searching the building for anything suspicious. All other Easton schools have been put under a stay in place order. Drivers are asked to avoid…
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Woman Arrested in Boston Children Hospital Hoax Bomb Threat Faces New Charges
A federal grand jury issued a new indictment against a Massachusetts woman who has previously been charged with making a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital this August. Catherine Leavy of Westfield now faces charges of making a false bomb threat and of sharing false or misleading information that a bomb was heading to the renowned hospital, the...
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Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation of Building at University of New Haven
People in an academic and administrative building at the University of New Haven were evacuated as officials investigated a bomb threat Wednesday night. A spokesperson said the university received a bomb threat for Harugari Hall via social media. Police conducted a search of the building and nothing suspicious was found. The building will remain closed for the remainder of the…