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Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA
Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA A woman accused of robbing a Hampshire County bank by threatening to detonate a bomb was ordered held without bail on Monday, Dec. 16, authorities said.  Rosa Murillo, 26, pleaded not guilty in Eastern Hampshire District Court to charges of armed robbery and making a bomb threat, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Prosecutors allege Murillo entered the Westfield Bank on Willimansett Street on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and demanded $5,000, warning the teller that a bomb would go off if her demands were not met. The alarming incident prompted a multi-department investigat…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Trump Rally: False Report Of Bomb Outside NY Arena Amid Heightened Security Concerns Trump Rally: False Report Of Bomb Outside NY Arena Amid Heightened Security Concerns
Trump Rally: False Report Of Bomb Outside NY Arena Amid Heightened Security Concerns Reports that explosives were found outside the New York arena where former President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally were unfounded, police said. On Long Island, Nassau County Police responded to a report that a bomb was found inside a parked car outside the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale on Wednesday morning, Sept. 18. A short time later, Commissioner Patrick Ryder put out a statement saying detectives were questioning a person who may have been training a bomb detection dog near the site. Earlier Report: Security Top Of Mind For Trump's Nassau Coliseum Rally, First Since Att…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Bomb Threat: Western Mass Woman Admits To Making Call To Boston Children's Hospital Bomb Threat: Western Mass Woman Admits To Making Call To Boston Children's Hospital
Bomb Threat: Western Mass Woman Admits To Making Call To Boston Children's Hospital Days after posts from a controversial Twitter account last year called out Boston Children's Hospital's work with transgender teenagers, the renowned institution was bombarded with hate from those opposing gender-reaffirming care. One of those people was a Westfield woman who has now admitted to calling in a bomb threat, authorities said.  Catherine Leavy, 37, pleaded guilty this week to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information that a bomb was on the way to Boston Children’s Hospital, the US Attorney for Massachuset…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Teen Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To CT High School Teen Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To CT High School
Teen Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To CT High School A Connecticut teen has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to an area high school that caused an evacuation of the school. Hartford County resident Tamir J. Skyers, age 18, of Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, May 2 for the Tuesday, April 18 incident at South Windsor High School. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police, Skyers charge of threatening comes following an investigation that identified him as the alleged caller. After an investigation that largely focused on the use of technological resources, the phone number used to call in the bomb threat wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say
Fugitive Wanted For Making Bomb Threat Nabbed In CT, Police Say A 49-year-old man wanted for allegedly making a bomb threat and harassment in Tennessee was nabbed by Connecticut State Police. Hartford County resident Mark Frakl, of Marlborough, was arrested around 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, said the Connecticut State Police. Frakl's arrest comes after state police were contacted by the Hendersonville Police in Tennessee requesting assistance in locating him, state police said. Troopers responded to 109 Dickinson Road, in Marlborough, where they made contact with Frakl and took him into custody. Frakl was charged with being a fugitive from justice a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say
Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say A bomb threat at two Connecticut schools caused evacuations and searches with bomb-sniffing K9 dogs and police officers from throughout the area.  The incident took place in Hartford County around 10:45 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17 in Windsor Locks. The first bomb threat was called into the North Street School, said Lt. Paul Cherniack, of the Windsor Locks Police Department.  When officers arrived, the school was in lockdown, but a decision was made to evacuate the students and dismiss them for the day erring on the side of caution, Cherniack said. The second bomb threat was calle…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Central Mass Schools 3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Central Mass Schools
3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Central Mass Schools Three students are expected to face charges for making a fake bomb threat and forcing two schools in central Massachusetts on lockdown, authorities said.  A parent called police about someone wearing a mask who claimed to a have a bomb near Douglas Elementary School around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Douglas Police said on Facebook. The individual was seen running into the woods between the elementary and high schools. Police then responded and placed both schools under lockdown.  Police later found three students in the woods matching the description from the caller, police s…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Prompts Early Dismissal At Fitchburg High School Bomb Threat Prompts Early Dismissal At Fitchburg High School
Bomb Threat Prompts Early Dismissal At Fitchburg High School Students and staff were let out of school early after a bomb threat was made against Fitchburg High School, school officials said.  The school got word of the threat around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, school officials said on Facebook. The school was evacuated as a precaution and everyone was safely outside. UPDATE: Authorities currently sweeping the building. Everyone is outside and safe. Main entrance is blocked off to allow... Posted by Fitchburg Public Schools on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Fitchburg Fire and Police swept through the building and students were dismissed ea…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Under Investigation At Western Mass High School: Police Bomb Threat Under Investigation At Western Mass High School: Police
Bomb Threat Under Investigation At Western Mass High School: Police Northampton Police are investigating after a bomb threat was made against Northampton High School on the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 13, the department said. Police said the threat was made on social media around 2 p.m. Officers arrived on the scene to investigate and later determined the school to be safe, police said.  RIGHT NOW: Multiple police cruisers are around Northampton High School as students are being dismissed. Northampton PD said it will give us more information soon @WWLP22News pic.twitter.com/5ORFxmKjnA — Kate Wilkinson (@Kate_mwilkinson) September 13, 2022 Students were…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Bomb Squad Gives All-Clear At Woburn Courthouse After Evacuation: Report Bomb Squad Gives All-Clear At Woburn Courthouse After Evacuation: Report
Bomb Squad Gives All-Clear At Woburn Courthouse After Evacuation: Report The Middlesex Courthouse in Woburn returned to normal around noon on Thursday, Aug. 25, after a bomb threat forced state troopers to evacuate the building, reports said.  The bomb threat came in around 10 a.m. Police did not go into detail about how the threat was made, but troopers took it as credible enough to evacuate the building.  The bomb squad began sweeping the building around 10:30 a.m., officials said. Techs gave the all-clear after more than an hour of searching, NBC Boston reported.  MSP detectives and Bomb Squad on scene at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn for a bomb thr…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
Bomb Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At Smith College Bomb Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At Smith College
Bomb Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At Smith College A bomb threat led to police locking down Smith College in Western Massachusetts, which issued a shelter-in-place order to start the day. Shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28 in Hampshire County, Smith College in Northampton announced that the threat had been made against Burton Hall, which sits in the heart of the campus. Police said that the threat included an anonymous report of multiple explosive devices at Burton Hall that was made at 5:02 a.m. on Friday morning. In response, students were advised to avoid that area of the campus, and a shelter-in-place order was issued approxim…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure
Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure A Connecticut man called in a bomb threat to a medical office where a former friend was having a procedure, said authorities who arrested him. New Haven resident Anthony Spencer, age 32, left “several threatening phone messages” at the northbound Route 17 medical office in Paramus, New Jersey, Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg of the Paramus PD said. “During one of these phone calls he stated that there was a bomb in the building,” Ehrenberg said. “Responding police units searched the building and found no suspicious items.” Detective Sgt. Mike Cebulski identified and tracked down Spencer, who was “…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Bomb Threat Closes Mall, Target Bomb Threat Closes Mall, Target
Bomb Threat Closes Mall, Target A bomb threat closed the mall, including the city’s Target on Friday, Nov. 20. On Friday, around 11:20 a.m., police received a report of a vague bomb threat directed at the Enfield Square Mall. The threat had been called into a store in the Square, police said. Enfield Police were told that "there was a bomb somewhere in the Enfield Square” - a large area to search. As a measure of caution, Enfield Square and Target were evacuated while police conducted a search to find any explosives or other such hazards, police said. Explosives-detecting K-9s and Homeland Security were also brought in t…

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by Kristin Palpini