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

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

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

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

Police said 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 didn't 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, a number of knives, and electronic objects that may very well be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"Faculty safety remains a high precedence for the division," police said in a press release. 

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

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the college's group that the district was in shut contact with police throughout this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and safety workers about this investigation and, as is our customary apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we have been assured that this particular person did not pose an instantaneous threat to the Berkeley High School group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the scholar. 

As well as, a city corridor meeting titled: 'How one can Talk to Kids About College Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.