16-year-old arrested; planned taking pictures with explosives at Berkeley High, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to take part in a mass faculty capturing that would have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Division mentioned in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive gadget materials and threatening to commit against the law which can result in loss of life or great bodily damage.

Police mentioned they acquired a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a capturing that included explosives. Following the tip, police obtained and executed a search warrant for a residence. 

Police did not say if the teenager was a pupil at Berkeley Excessive Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic gadgets that could be used to create further weapons. 

At that point, a warrant was obtained for the teen's arrest. 

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"College security stays a excessive priority for the division," police said in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case stays beneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the college's neighborhood that the district was in close contact with police during this investigation. 

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon components, the district relied on police experience to evaluate any potential ongoing risk to its schools. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our normal observe, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we were assured that this particular person did not pose a right away risk to the Berkeley High College group."

The district is conducting their very own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary motion in opposition to the scholar. 

As well as, a town corridor meeting titled: 'How you can Discuss to Kids About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.