16-year-old arrested; planned capturing with explosives at Berkeley Excessive, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass college taking pictures that might have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

The teenager was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Department stated in a press launch. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging system supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to result in death or nice bodily harm.

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

Police did not say if the teen was a scholar at Berkeley Excessive Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they discovered parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic gadgets that may very well be used to create extra weapons. 

At that time, a warrant was obtained for the teenager's arrest. 

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"College safety remains a high priority for the division," police mentioned in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teen was attempting to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case remains below investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon parts, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing risk to its faculties. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our normal apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we were assured that this individual didn't pose a right away menace to the Berkeley Excessive College community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action towards the coed. 

As well as, a town corridor meeting titled: 'The way to Talk to Kids About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.