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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
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Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report
Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report Administrators at Boston Children's Hospital received a bomb threat Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, the third such hoax made to the facility in less than four months.  Police swept the buildings but found nothing, Boston 25 reported.  “We will continue to work closely with law enforcement and hospital security teams, and we are grateful for their immediate response,” a spokesperson for Boston Children’s Hospital told Boston 25. “We are committed to ensuring the hospital is a safe and secure place for all who work here and come here.” This harassment is an ongoing concern for the hosp…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI
Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI FBI agents arrested a Westfield woman on Thursday, Sept. 15, in connection with a bomb threat called into Boston Children's Hospital late last month.  Catherine Leavy, 37, is charged with making a false telephonic bomb threat for the Aug. 30 call, which forced police to lock down the area, federal authorities announced and a press conference.  Leavy allegedly called the Children's Hospital from her cell phone and said: "There is a bomb on the way to the hospital, you better evacuate everybody you sickos," WCVB reported.  Authorities locked down the hospit…

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by Josh Lanier