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 faculty taking pictures that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

The teen 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 school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful machine materials and threatening to commit a crime which can lead to dying or great bodily damage.

Police stated 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 didn't say if the teen was a pupil at Berkeley High College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic items that may very well be used to create additional 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 department," police mentioned in a statement. 

Particulars on whom the teen was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case remains under investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon parts, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing threat to its faculties. 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 normal observe, maintained close contact with our BPD School Resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual didn't pose a direct risk to the Berkeley High Faculty group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the scholar. 

As well as, a city hall meeting titled: ' Talk to Youngsters About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.