Arrest made in connection with Waltham bomb threats

WALTHAM, Mass. — An arrest has been made in the repeated bomb threats made against schools in Waltham.

For the past few months, Waltham police have been trying to figure out where the threats were coming from. Waltham police investigated 24 emailed bomb threats during the first week of school.

Some parents have been so concerned over the threats, they stopped sending their kids to school.

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"I kept her home on the days (when there were threats) in the morning. It's almost like a second alarm clock. The alarm goes off and then we are getting a call that the school has a threat," said one of the parents. 

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On Friday, investigators said they have arrested 24-year-old Ryan Lin of Newton. He is charged with cyberstalking. Officials say Lin was involved in an extensive cyberstalking campaign against his former roommate,  where he hacked into her accounts and devices and allegedly stole private photographs, personal information, diary entries and information about her medical, psychological and sexual history.

Lin faces five years in prison. He will appear in court at 2 p.m. Friday.

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