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 faculty shooting that might have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive College, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging system materials and threatening to commit a crime which can result in demise or great bodily damage.

Police mentioned they received 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 said they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic items that could possibly be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"Faculty security remains a excessive precedence for the division," police said in a statement. 

Details on whom the teenager was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case stays below investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our customary observe, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we have been assured that this individual didn't pose a direct menace to the Berkeley Excessive College group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary motion in opposition to the scholar. 

As well as, a town hall meeting titled: 'Tips on how to Talk to Kids About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.