Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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

Schools
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15

School Districts
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11

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.

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Incident Logs

displaying 101 - 104 records in total 104

Not Serious Non-Violent

False AlarmFranklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 11:47:10 AM

Incident details:

FALSE FIRE ALARM
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False AlarmCorning High School

Corning Union High School District, Tehama County

AOA - ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Reported to Corning Police Department

2/9/23 at 11:44:39 AM

Incident details:

MULTIPLE CALLERS STATING STUDENT PULLED FIRE ALARM FOR STUDENT MEDICAL EPISODE. CLEAR OF FIRE. TRANSFERRED TO CVFD. MEDICAL O/W STUDENT CODE 4.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False AlarmAlps View High School

Trinity Alps Unified School District, Trinity County

CMPLT Reported to Trinity County Sheriff

3/5/23 at 3:26:34 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTS FIRE ALARM - RP STATES ZONE 16 AND 17 RESTROOM SMOKE DETECTOR - DIPATATCH WAS CONTACED BY [redacted] WHO STATED IT WAS A FALSE ALARM AT THE SCHOOL. HE STATED THAT ITS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE SMOKE DECTECORS.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False AlarmAlps View High School

Trinity Alps Unified School District, Trinity County

CMPLT Reported to Trinity County Sheriff

6/2/23 at 9:01:14 AM

Incident details:

RP REPORTS FIRE ALARM IN THE AUTO SHOP - SCHOOL CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT WAS A FALSE ALARM
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