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

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

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

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

Police mentioned they acquired a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a taking pictures 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 scholar at Berkeley High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they discovered components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic objects that could possibly be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"College safety remains a high priority for the department," police mentioned in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teen was trying to recruit were not disclosed. Police said this case stays beneath investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon components, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing danger 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 employees about this investigation and, as is our standard practice, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we were assured that this individual didn't pose a direct risk to the Berkeley High College neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the coed. 

As well as, a town corridor assembly titled: 'Tips on how to Speak to Youngsters About Faculty Violence' offered by Alameda County Workplace of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.