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

The teenager was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Division stated in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive system supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which will lead to death or nice bodily injury.

Police mentioned they obtained 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 scholar at Berkeley High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital gadgets that could possibly be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"School security remains a excessive priority for the division," police said in a statement. 

Particulars on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains underneath investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon parts, the district relied on police experience 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 safety staff about this investigation and, as is our commonplace practice, maintained close contact with our BPD School Resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we had been assured that this individual didn't pose an instantaneous risk to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty neighborhood."

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

The district may pursue disciplinary motion towards the coed. 

As well as, a city hall assembly titled: 'The way to Speak to Children About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.