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

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass faculty capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive School, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Division stated in a press launch. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging device materials and threatening to commit a crime which is able to lead to loss of life or nice bodily injury.

Police stated 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 pupil at Berkeley High College.

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

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

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"School security remains a excessive precedence for the division," police stated in a statement. 

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

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens instructed the school's community that the district was in close contact with police throughout this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our commonplace practice, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we have been assured that this individual did not pose a direct menace to the Berkeley High Faculty neighborhood."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the student. 

As well as, a city corridor assembly titled: 'The right way to Speak to Youngsters About School Violence' provided by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.