A 42-year-old Peterborough man has been arrested in connection with multiple bomb threats made online against several Boston-area locations, following a joint investigation of he Boston Police Department, the Boston division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and the Peterborough Police Service.
Beginning on September 9, 2022, a series of bomb threats were transmitted online to Boston Children’s Hospital. Over the next four days, several more bomb threats were transmitted and received at the Prudential Center, the Orpheum Theater, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Boston Public Library.
All of these threats shared similar details, and appeared to have originated in Canada based on the findings of Boston Police Department Investigators. On September 13, investigators with the Boston police made contact with authorities in Canada and shared their findings with members of the Peterborough Police Service.
As a result of the investigation, the suspect was ultimately identified as Joshua Kimble, 42, of Peterborough.
Peterborough police investigators then applied for and were granted an arrest warrant for the suspect, as well as a search warrant for his residence.
On September 26, police arrested Kimble, who is being held in custody while awaiting trial in Canada. He has been charged in Canada with 12 counts of public mischief, 12 counts of false information, and failing to comply with a probation order.
