16-year-old arrested; planned capturing 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 school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful gadget materials and threatening to commit against the law which will result in dying or nice bodily injury.

Police mentioned 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 Excessive School.

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

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

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"Faculty safety stays a high priority for the department," police said in an announcement. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains under investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon parts, 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 period, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our normal follow, maintained close contact with our BPD School Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this particular person did not pose an immediate threat to the Berkeley High Faculty group."

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

The district could pursue disciplinary action towards the student. 

As well as, a town corridor assembly titled: 'The right way to Discuss to Youngsters About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.