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 capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

The teen 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 college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging gadget materials and threatening to commit against the law which can end in dying or great bodily damage.

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

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic gadgets that might be used to create further weapons. 

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

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

Particulars on whom the teen was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case stays beneath investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our commonplace observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley High Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we have been assured that this particular person didn't pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley High College group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary action towards the student. 

In addition, a city hall meeting titled: 'How one can Speak to Kids About College Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.