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 take part in a mass college taking pictures that could have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive College, police say. 

The teen 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 school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful device materials and threatening to commit against the law which will end in death or great bodily injury.

Police stated they obtained 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 College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic items that could be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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

Details on whom the teenager was attempting to recruit were not disclosed. Police said this case remains beneath investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our normal apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we were assured that this particular person did not pose a direct menace to the Berkeley High School neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action towards the student. 

As well as, a town hall meeting titled: 'Find out how to Discuss to Kids About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.