On Thursday, the Anchorage Police Department received reports of a bomb threat at Mears Middle School. An adult male who allegedly made the threat had left the school by the time police arrived. He was found and arrested down the road from the school.
The suspect, 43-year-old Matthew Geitz, was charged with making a terroristic threat. He is detained at the Anchorage Jail. No bomb was ever located at the school.
The Anchorage Police Department is working with the Anchorage School District and the investigation is ongoing. Geitz has had a number of protective orders against him, according to his Alaska court record.
On Friday, an Anchorage Police Department School resource officer responded to Stellar Secondary School concerning a weapons-related threat made on social media against the school by a student.The officer contacted the student, who was taken into custody.
It was ultimately determined there were no weapons brought to the school, nor did the student take any additional steps after making the threat to hurt anyone. Charges for the student were forwarded to the Division of Juvenile Justice.
