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Authorities believe they have solved a cyber crime spanning schools in Ontario and the United States, and the suspect at the centre of the investigation could be a 14-year-old Nova Scotia boy.

“A high school in the town of Kemptville in Eastern Ontario had received multiple threats (and) they were threats of violence,” said Bill Dickson, Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) public information officer.

According to police, St. Michael Catholic High School received multiple threats between September and October.

Investigators say this was one of many calls made.

A 14-year-old from Bridgewater, N.S., is accused of making similar threats to individuals in their homes, schools and airports in the U.S.

The FBI referred to the calls made by a 14-year old as a “reign of chaos.”

Police will not confirm if the 14-year-old in Canada is the same person who is charged in the U.S.

The Bethlehem Central School District confirmed it received 12 calls. The school district had to …