LAKEPORT, Calif. – In an effort to address community concerns about a bomb hoax that occurred last week at the Lakeport Unified School District, school officials and the Lakeport Police Department are co-hosting a community meeting on Thursday.

The meeting will take place beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Lakeport Elementary School multipurpose room, 250 Lange St.

Official said they wanted to use the forum to provide an overview of the district’s safety plan and to answer questions about the bomb threat hoax that occurred on the campus last week.

Police said the district received threatening phone calls on the afternoon of Jan. 14, with three suspicious packages found later that night near the Marge Alakszay Center.

The Napa County Bomb Squad responded and used controlled explosions on the packages early Jan. 15, with officials concluding the packages did not actually contain bombs.

The investigation led to a search warrant service on the morning of Jan. 15 at a north Lakeport home, where two 17-year-old brothers subsequently were arrested, according to police.

Some parents of children who attend district schools faulted both school and police officials following the incidents for not notifying the public sooner.

However, police have explained that when the operation was under way – much of it occurring at night and early in the morning – children were not in danger, the district was kept informed at every step and they had to protect the investigation process.

Police and district officials said the Thursday meeting is an opportunity for parents and community members to become informed and to give input about school safety.

For more information, call the Lakeport Unified School District Office at 707-262-3000.

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