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 shooting 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 Division stated in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful machine materials and threatening to commit a crime which is able to result in death or nice bodily harm.

Police mentioned 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 teenager was a scholar at Berkeley High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic gadgets 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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"Faculty safety stays a excessive precedence for the division," police mentioned in a press release. 

Details on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains underneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the varsity'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 expertise to assess any potential ongoing danger to its schools. The district communicated with police on the coed's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our standard observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this particular person did not pose a direct threat to the Berkeley High School group."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary action against the scholar. 

In addition, a city hall assembly titled: 'The way to Talk to Children About School Violence' provided by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.