Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1920) Alarm (2824) Animal (226) Disturbance (1634) Drill (487) Fire (148) Harassment (131) Incorrigible Juvenile (395) Lockdown (17) Medical (867) Mental Health (577) Missing Person (319) Other (5530) Patrol (14130) Physical Violence (1354) Police Communications (394) Sex (342) Substances (1237) Suspicion (986) Theft (755) Threats (716) Trespassing (589) Truancy (124) Unknown (6088) Vandalism (303) Vehicle (3081) Weapons (445) Welfare Check (346)

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Alarm (1) Alarm - Unknown (1184) Alarm Company (49) Alarm Disarm / Rearm (36) Alarm Test (11) Audible Alarm (243) Burglar Alarm (643) False Alarm (104) Fire Alarm (274) Panic Alarm (4) Silent Alarm (275)

Alarm incidents

From all counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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2824
Incidents reported
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98
Police Departments
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479
Schools
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102
School Districts
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35
Counties

Police call logs are from a sampling of schools representing California for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023. The database does not include all schools or districts.

Incident Breakdown by Subcategory of Alarm

Incident Logs

displaying 401 - 425 records in total 2824
Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 1:29:44 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA FALSE FIRE ALARM AT WARREN HALL. CODE 4
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/9/23 at 9:52:59 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA WE JUST HAD A FIRE ALARM PULLED. WE ARE CODE 4
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/12/23 at 1:01:37 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA MAKING CONTACT W/ FRONT OFFICE FOR RAPTOR ALERT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

148.4 - PULLED FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/22/23 at 10:33:10 AM

Incident details:

DEAN GOHLSTON ADV STU UID AS DROPPED FROM SS AND TRESPASSED ON CAMPUS YESTERDAY, CAME BACK ON CAMPUS TODAY AND PULLED FIRE ALARM TWICE, THEN RAN OFF CAMPUS WHILE THEY TRIED TO DETAIN HIM. LAST SEEN RUNNING EB ON CHESTER. MOTHER IS ER TO SCHOOL. REQ ROVER TO CITE STU. UID
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/17/23 at 3:51:34 PM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST FIRE ALARM. SCHOOL IS CODE 4 @ 1456
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Non-Violent

Alarm - Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

ALARM - BUILDING ALARM ACTIVIATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:32:40 PM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST HAD AN ALARM AT GYM. CODE 4
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/28/23 at 11:11:55 AM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST RAPTOR ALERT D16 ER TO FRONT CODE 4
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 12:33:38 PM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST FIRE ALARM PULLED, FIRE RESPONDED, CODE 4, INFORMATION ONLY.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/19/23 at 2:57:21 PM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST INFO- FIRE ALARM PULLED. CODE 4.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/19/23 at 8:15:21 AM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED. CODE 4 STAFF ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE - FIRE AND/OR SMOKE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/12/23 at 1:21:38 PM

Incident details:

D16 ADV FIRE ALARMS ARE GOING OFF AT GYM, THEY ARE WORKING ON THEM. CODE 4.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

904 - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/1/23 at 2:49:33 PM

Incident details:

D15 MARK CALVILLO 904 OCCURED IN BATHROOM OF 400 BUILDING. FIRE ENROUTE. 400 BUILDING IS EVACUATED. FIRE IS OUT BUT SMELL OF SMOKE REMAINS.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/18/23 at 1:03:32 PM

Incident details:

D17 J VASQUEZ ER FRONT FOR RAPTOR ALERT
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 8:45:44 AM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS ER TO FRONT OFFICE FOR RAPTOR ALERT
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/26/23 at 2:49:17 PM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS AWARE OF RAPTOR ALERT. PARENT 10/97 TO P/U STUDENT CODE 4
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Frontier High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/2/23 at 10:07:35 AM

Incident details:

D18 MATT CALVILLO RAPTOR ALERT
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Frontier High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 11:55:40 AM

Incident details:

D18 MATT CALVILLO ADVISED HAD FIRE ALARM PULLED FALSE ALARM. CODE 4 AT FRONTIER
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Frontier High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/11/23 at 1:16:58 PM

Incident details:

D18 MATT CALVILLO FIREALARM GOING OFF, CODE 4
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Golden Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/31/23 at 3:22:05 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED, CODE 4
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Golden Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 3:22:37 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED IN 1700 BLD, NO INDICATORS, CHECKING NOW.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/22/23 at 10:09:52 AM

Incident details:

This is an alert by the Raptor system. Admin assistance has been requested. Maria Estrada has requested immediate assistance at Highland High School. REC'D AT 1009.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/10/23 at 1:05:00 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVARES RAPTOR ALERT CODE 4 SUBJECT WAS ASKED TO COME TO SCH FOR MEETING. WILL BE ESCORTED IN/OUT
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:09:01 AM

Incident details:

RAPTOR ALERT AT INDEPENDENCE M2 ER FROM BAS
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 3:29:10 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ AWARE OF RAPTOR ALERT. CODE 4.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/22/23 at 1:12:27 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ AWARE OF RAPTOR ALERT. CODE 4.
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