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 participate in a mass school taking pictures that might have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive Faculty, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging gadget supplies and threatening to commit a crime which is able to end in demise or great bodily damage.

Police stated they acquired 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 scholar at Berkeley High School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic gadgets that could be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"School safety stays a high priority for the division," police stated in an announcement. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains beneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the varsity's community that the district was in shut contact with police throughout this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our commonplace observe, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual didn't pose an immediate menace to the Berkeley High College neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary motion towards the scholar. 

As well as, a city hall meeting titled: 'The best way to Talk to Youngsters About College Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.