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

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to take part in a mass faculty taking pictures that would have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive Faculty, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive machine materials and threatening to commit against the law which will end in loss of life or great bodily damage.

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 teen was a scholar at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and digital objects that might be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"College safety stays a high precedence for the department," police mentioned in a statement. 

Details on whom the teenager was making an attempt to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains below investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon parts, the district relied on police experience to evaluate any potential ongoing threat to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the coed's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and security staff about this investigation and, as is our normal observe, maintained close contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we have been assured that this particular person did not pose a right away menace to the Berkeley High Faculty community."

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

The district may pursue disciplinary motion against the scholar. 

In addition, a town corridor meeting titled: 'How to Discuss to Kids About Faculty Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.