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 faculty capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High School, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging system materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to result in demise or great bodily damage.

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 didn't say if the teen was a scholar at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic objects that could be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"College safety stays a high priority for the department," police mentioned in an announcement. 

Particulars on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit were not disclosed. Police stated this case stays under investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens told the varsity's group 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 risk to its schools. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety staff about this investigation and, as is our standard practice, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual did not pose a right away risk to the Berkeley High School group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the coed. 

In addition, a city hall assembly titled: 'Learn how to Speak to Children About College Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.