16-year-old arrested; deliberate 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 school taking pictures that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive gadget supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can end in death or great bodily injury.

Police mentioned they acquired 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 pupil at Berkeley Excessive College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found components to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and digital items that could be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"College security remains a high precedence for the division," police stated in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains below investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon elements, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing risk to its schools. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our standard practice, maintained close contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we have been assured that this particular person didn't pose a direct menace to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary motion against the coed. 

In addition, a city hall assembly titled: 'Find out how to Speak to Kids About College Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.