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 participate in a mass faculty taking pictures that might have included a bombing at Berkeley High College, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Department mentioned in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive system supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to result in death or nice bodily injury.

Police said 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 student at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found components to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic items that may very well be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"School safety remains a high priority for the department," police stated in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was attempting to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case stays below investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon elements, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing danger to its faculties. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our commonplace observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we had been assured that this individual did not pose an instantaneous threat to the Berkeley High College neighborhood."

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

The district may pursue disciplinary motion towards the coed. 

As well as, a town hall assembly titled: 'How one can Talk to Kids About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.