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 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 Division mentioned in a press launch. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful machine supplies and threatening to commit against the law which is able to lead to death or great bodily harm.

Police said they obtained a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a taking pictures 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 student at Berkeley High School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic items that could possibly be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"School safety stays a excessive precedence for the department," police mentioned in a press release. 

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

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon elements, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing risk to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the coed's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our normal observe, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we had been assured that this individual did not pose a right away threat to the Berkeley High College neighborhood."

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

The district could pursue disciplinary action against the student. 

In addition, a town corridor meeting titled: 'Tips on how to Speak to Kids About School Violence' provided by Alameda County Workplace of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.