16-year-old arrested; deliberate taking pictures with explosives at Berkeley High, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass school taking pictures that might 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 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 materials and threatening to commit against the law which can result in loss of life or nice bodily injury.

Police stated they obtained 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 teenager was a student at Berkeley High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital items that might be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"College security remains a excessive priority for the division," police said in a press release. 

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

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

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

"As added precautions during this period, we alerted our administrative and security workers 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. "All through the investigation interval, we have been assured that this particular person did not pose a direct menace to the Berkeley High College group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary motion in opposition to the scholar. 

As well as, a town hall assembly titled: 'Find out how to Speak to Kids About College Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.