16-year-old arrested; planned capturing 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 taking pictures that would have included a bombing at Berkeley High School, police say. 

The teenager 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 college that day. 

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

Police mentioned 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 teenager was a student at Berkeley High School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered parts to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and digital objects that could possibly be used to create further 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 division," police mentioned in a press release. 

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

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon components, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing danger to its schools. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our normal follow, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we have been assured that this particular person didn't pose a right away risk to the Berkeley High School neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary action against the coed. 

In addition, a city hall meeting titled: 'Find out how to Talk to Children About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.