European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 21 2007 stars and stripes Page 11 in the states tech attack spurs copycat threats by Allison Hoffman the associated press san Diego a Man who allegedly threatened a school at tack in California that would Dwarf the Virginia tech attacks turned himself in ending a Man Hunt that prompted school districts in two cities to tighten Secu Rity authorities said several schools cancelled classes or evacuated students thurs Day and at least a dozen people were arrested or under investigation As a wave of Campus threats that started soon after the Virginia tech shootings spread across the country in Yuba City Calif a 28year old Man told a pastor wednesday night that he had some sort of explosive device and he was going to make the incident at Virginia tech look mild by comparison Sutler county sheriff Jim Den Ney said the Man surrendered without incident at the sheriffs depart ment around pm thursday shortly after his parents called authorities to Tell them he would turn himself in Denney said the Man was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats and Mak ing felony threats while on bail on a previous charge officials cancelled classes and activities for Friday at school districts in Yuba and Sutler counties and at Yuba College Yuba City is 35 Miles North of Sacramento nationwide Many of the threats which spread in the time it takes to make a phone Call or Post a message on the internet to mondays massacre in Blacksburg a in which gun is Man Cho seun Hui killed 32 peo ple and himself or the 1999 Columbine High school killings in Colorado authorities said Friday is the eighth anniversary of the Columbine attacks in san Diego a web designer was charged with posting on his own site a bogus threat to kill 50 san Diego state University Stu dents then alerting a to station to try to draw publicity the Fri said Cristobal Fernando Gonzalez 32 is charged with one felony count of making a threatening communication through the internet Nas i Sigon Efla in Sicily Italy  common Bank is proud to announce the upcoming opening of four additional new banking centers and ism new atm Only locations across Italy on May 3 our newest banking Center at Nas i Simonella in Sicily Italy will offer services designed specifically to meet the needs of our servicemen and women across Italy services such As free checking with online banking Low interest Loans savings accounts and convenient currency Exchange services that say thank you to those who serve our eos try and help ensure our Freedom my Terdic Columbine Marks 8th anniversary by Robert Weller the associated press Littleton Colo As they marked the eighth anniversary Friday of the Columbine school shooting and mourned the recent victims at Virginia tech Many Littleton families also were questioning a judges decision to Seal information about the killers Columbine High school was closed Friday As it has been every april 20 since the 1999 at tack in which two students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 classmates and a teacher be fore killing themselves invoking the Columbine tragedy gov Bill Ritter asked state residents to join a Bell ringing and moment of silence for the Vir Ginia tech victims on Friday we experienced a terrible tragedy at Columbine High school Ritter said the people of Colorado will stand in solemn silence on the anniversary of that dreadful Day with the people of Virginia As they Grieve but Federal judge Lewis Bab Cocks decision earlier this month to Seal for 20 years the testimony of Harris and Klebold parents about the boys Home lives has infuriated some survivors and Vic Tims relatives who feel the information could help prevent future school rampages i dont think you can Stop every crazy person but some of the things Babcock locked up show what these crazy kids did said Don Fleming whose 16 year old daughter Kelly was killed in the attack if s no use to anybody if it is locked up of society knew it could Possi Bly prevent future shootings Fleming said were finding out that everything that the latest killer did is similar to what Klebold and Harris did Cho seun Hui who killed 32 people on the Virginia tech Cam pus on monday before taking his own life called Harris and Kle bold martyrs in a videotape he mailed to Abc that was broadcast wednesday Michael Shoels father of Columbine victim Isaiah Shoels was on the Virginia tech Campus Fri Day to urge school officials there to avoid secrecy and keep families informed during the investigation i dont want them to get caught up in what we got caught up in Colorado he said they need to let these parents know that they Are going to do whatever they can to get to the Bottom of this that May not Only prevent some lawsuits but it will help other schools learn and change he said the child that killed their children Hes dead also theres no prosecution Here so Why not open up and let it be a Les son to everyone he said in the Columbine records Rul ing Babcock cited a need for confidentiality and concerns that re leasing me testimony from the killers parents could encourage copycat crimes