16-year-old arrested; deliberate 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 taking pictures that might have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive College, police say. 

The teen 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 harmful device supplies and threatening to commit a crime which will result in demise or nice bodily harm.

Police stated they acquired a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a capturing 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 stated they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital objects that could be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"Faculty security stays a excessive priority for the division," police mentioned in an announcement. 

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

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our customary observe, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we have been assured that this individual did not pose a direct threat to the Berkeley High Faculty group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary motion against the scholar. 

In addition, a town corridor meeting titled: 'The way to Talk to Children About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.