16-year-old arrested; planned 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 faculty taking pictures that could 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 stated in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful gadget materials and threatening to commit a crime which can lead to dying or nice bodily harm.

Police mentioned they obtained 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 didn't say if the teenager was a scholar at Berkeley High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic objects that might be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"College security stays a excessive precedence for the division," police mentioned in an announcement. 

Particulars on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case remains beneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the college's community 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 experience to assess any potential ongoing threat to its schools. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and safety staff about this investigation and, as is our customary follow, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we have been assured that this particular person didn't pose a right away risk to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty community."

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

The district may pursue disciplinary action towards the student. 

As well as, a city corridor assembly titled: 'Easy methods to Discuss to Kids About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.