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 take part in a mass school capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive College, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful gadget supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which will lead to loss of life or great bodily harm.

Police stated 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 teen was a scholar at Berkeley High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic gadgets that may very well be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"Faculty safety stays a excessive priority for the department," police stated in a statement. 

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

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens told the school's group that the district was in close 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 faculties. The district communicated with police on the coed's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our customary observe, maintained close contact with our BPD School Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we had been assured that this particular person didn't pose a direct risk to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty community."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary action against the coed. 

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