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Suspect Arrested in Highland Park Bomb Threat Case

Highland Park ISD
An unnamed student will be charged with 17 counts of making terroristic threats.

University Park Police have arrested a suspect in the series of bomb threats at Highland Park High School.

A press release from police says the suspect is a student whose name is not being released because he's a minor. The release says the student will be charged with 17 counts of making terroristic threats.

The school was reportedly evacuated because of bomb threats. 

Here's the police press release:

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