16-year-old arrested; planned capturing with explosives at Berkeley Excessive, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass school capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High College, 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 device supplies and threatening to commit against the law which will lead to loss of life or nice bodily damage.

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

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic items that might be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"Faculty security stays a excessive precedence for the department," police mentioned in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teen was attempting to recruit were not disclosed. Police stated this case remains beneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the college's neighborhood that the district was in close 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 danger 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 workers about this investigation and, as is our customary apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD School Resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we were assured that this particular person did not pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley Excessive School community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the coed. 

In addition, a town corridor meeting titled: 'Easy methods to Talk to Youngsters About School Violence' provided by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.