16-year-old arrested; deliberate taking pictures with explosives at Berkeley Excessive, 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 High Faculty, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Division stated 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 supplies and threatening to commit a crime which can lead to demise or great bodily injury.

Police stated 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 High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found components to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic objects that could possibly be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"Faculty safety stays a excessive priority for the department," police mentioned in an announcement. 

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

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety workers about this investigation and, as is our normal practice, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual did not pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley Excessive School group."

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

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

As well as, a town corridor meeting titled: 'The right way to Speak to Children About College Violence' provided by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.