Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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False Alarm incidents

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

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104
Incidents reported
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16
Police Departments
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29
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15
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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.

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Incident Logs

displaying 51 - 75 records in total 104
Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Cesar E. Chavez High School

Delano Joint Union High School District, Kern County

ALARMB - False Alarm Reported to Delano Police Department

2/8/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Cesar E. Chavez High School

Delano Joint Union High School District, Kern County

ALARMB - False Alarm Reported to Delano Police Department

3/1/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Cesar E. Chavez High School

Delano Joint Union High School District, Kern County

ALARMB - False Alarm Reported to Delano Police Department

4/22/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Cesar E. Chavez High School

Delano Joint Union High School District, Kern County

ALARMB - False Alarm Reported to Delano Police Department

6/7/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Arvin High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/14/23 at 8:25:42 AM

Incident details:

D11 BARKER FIRE ALARM IN THE GYM FALSE ALARM CODE 4 AT ARVIN
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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

3/17/23 at 11:29:59 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REPORTED A FIRE ALARM WAS PULLED IN WARREN HALL - FALSE ALARM 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

4/25/23 at 1:51:26 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA WE JUST HAD A FIRE ALARM IN WARREN HALL. CODE 4 FALSE ALARM
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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

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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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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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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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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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 12:52:55 PM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY CODE 8 FOR FIRE ALARM PULL 10-39 student fl.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 1:47:46 PM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY another ense number for a separate alarm .... and if you can 10-39 student fl to the new ensc number
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

CALARM Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/25/23 at 5:24:00 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Warren Lane TK-6 Elementary School

Inglewood Unified School District, Los Angeles County

FIRE ALARM - FALSE ACTIVATION Reported to Inglewood Unified Police Department

2/6/23 at 1:55:00 PM

Incident details:

School police was contacted regarding a student activating the fire alarm and administration has been unable to shut it down. Chief is responding to assist prior to calling the fire department. The alarm was successfully shut off and the incident will be handled administratively.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Granite Oaks Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

CODE 8 - FALSE ALARM Reported to Rocklin Police Department

1/21/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Granite Oaks Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

CODE 8 - FALSE ALARM Reported to Rocklin Police Department

1/25/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Granite Oaks Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

CODE 8 - FALSE ALARM Reported to Rocklin Police Department

2/3/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Granite Oaks Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

CODE 8 - FALSE ALARM Reported to Rocklin Police Department

4/15/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Granite Oaks Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

CODE 8 - FALSE ALARM Reported to Rocklin Police Department

4/29/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Rocklin High School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

CODE 8 - FALSE ALARM Reported to Rocklin Police Department

3/19/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Rocklin High School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

CODE 8 - FALSE ALARM Reported to Rocklin Police Department

3/20/23