Copy cats continue threats in the wake of Colorado shootings

Students are threatening violence in schools across Iowa. Since the Coloradoshootings one week ago, students have been arrested on various harassment &terrorism charges in Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Carroll, Storm Lake,Oelwein and Mason City. Law officers are taking no chances, according toMason City Police Sergeant A-J Gilbert, who says all leads are beingpursued.Sergeant Gilbert says students had better watch their actions. Gilbert sayseven statements made in jest are investigated.Last week, a Mason City 14-year-old was arrested for allegedly making a bombthreat. Also, a Mason City 11-year-old was charged with terrorism afterallegeldy threatening to shoot classmates, though no weapon was found ineither case.An eight-year-old boy was arrested in Oelwein Monday for picking a phonenumber at random and allegedly making a bomb threat. The unidentified boy was charged with delinquency in juvenile court &released to his parents’ custody. No bomb was found. The boy says lastweek’s Colorado killings were his motive.