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 take part in a mass faculty taking pictures that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High College, 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 harmful system materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to end in death or nice bodily harm.

Police mentioned they acquired 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 teen was a student at Berkeley High College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they discovered elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital objects that could be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"Faculty security remains a excessive priority for the department," police said in a statement. 

Details on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit were not disclosed. Police said this case remains below investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon components, the district relied on police expertise to evaluate any potential ongoing threat to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our customary follow, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we had been assured that this individual did not pose a right away menace to the Berkeley Excessive School neighborhood."

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

The district could pursue disciplinary motion towards the scholar. 

As well as, a city hall assembly titled: 'Easy methods to Discuss to Youngsters About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.