Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Missing Juvenile (109) Missing Person (91) Missing Person - Cancelled / Recovery (39) Runaway (80)

Missing Person incidents

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

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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.

Incident Breakdown by Subcategory of Missing Person

Incident Logs

displaying 51 - 75 records in total 319
Serious Non-Violent

Missing Person - Cancelled / Recovery — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/26/23 at 10:19:30 AM

Incident details:

CONT 1 REQ TO CIIECK IF UID . ; IN SCHOOL. PLEASE CALL BACK WHEN WE KNOW. D27 CHECKING NOW. STU IS LISTED AS RUNAWAY. ADV CONT 1 IF STU DOES ARRIVE AT SCHOOL.
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/31/23 at 7:49:44 PM

Incident details:

NORTH - MOM POSTED SON IS MISSING SINCE 5/30/23. LSN WHEN SHE DROPPED HIM OFF AT NHS FOR SCHOOL UID 15 YRS 5'6, 180, DARK CURLY HAIR DOWN TO HI SHOULDERS MOM STATES SHE HAS REPORTED HIM MISSING TO BPD.
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/25/23 at 12:36:17 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM CHECK UID : PER SOC WORKER. AFFIRM MP OUT OF CONT 2 #OCA/2316112. D29 WILL CONTACT CONT 2, LOCATE AND HAVE HER REMOVED FROM MP
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/26/23 at 11:47:51 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM CHECK FOR MP UID : CONT 2 OCA/2316530
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/30/23 at 9:19:32 AM

Incident details:

RIDGEVIEW DEAN SHANNON REQ OFFICER ASSIST. AUNT SAID UID ( S RUNAWAY. STUDENT IS NOT AT SCHOOL. WANTS TO KNOW IF STUDENT WAS REPORTED RUNAWAY TO ADVISE STAFF, HER EXT 6 MISSING OUT OF BPD / REPORTED 1/28/23 BPD # 2318718
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:47:40 PM

Incident details:

M2 EMBREY W/POSS MISSING STUDENT, UID 6 SCHOOL WILL CONTACT SOC WORKER AND STUDENT WILL REMAIN ON CAMPUS
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/1/23 at 5:43:11 PM

Incident details:

CONT 2 TRANSFER CALL FROM CONT2 MOM AN CALL BACK # ( AT RHS ATL SP ED STUDENT WHO DIDN'T RIDE THE BUS HOME STUDENT IS UID . JOKS LIKE GROWN ADULT. 6/2 TALL ,240-250LBS, FULL BEARD, MUSTACH. MAY BE WEARING RHS PE CLOTHES / PURPLE AND GOLD OR HE WORE BLK SWEATER, BLK PANTS, WHITE SHOES THIS MORNING. HOME ADDRESS IS
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/2/23 at 9:33:06 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM VIA 10/21 TO OFFICE/ REG CK MISSING ON UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 10:40:46 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHIOLM Can you tell me if UID # is on runaway status or not?
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/14/23 at 10:36:04 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM Can you tell me if UID #/ is on runaway status
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/11/23 at 11:28:43 AM

Incident details:

D29 Chisholm is on runaway status or not
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/11/23 at 11:34:22 AM

Incident details:

D29 REQ CHECK MP FOR UID (
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 11:56:13 AM

Incident details:

RHS DEANS OFFICE REQ A ROVER UID ) IS IN THE OFFICE W/DEAN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, THEY ARE CODE 4 POSSIBLY A MISSING JUV CFS ENTERED W/ CONT 2 @ 1402 BPD Call for service for the runaway has been entered 23-69844.
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/5/23 at 9:15:09 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM: Can you tell me if UID runaway status or not. i - on
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/25/23 at 9:43:49 AM

Incident details:

D33 SKIDMORE Can you 29 UID If he is reported runaway I need the BPD case number. Mother called here saying she reported him runaway but did not have a case number. BPD CASE # OCA/2315579 DATE LAST SEEN 1/23/25
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/9/23 at 2:20:21 PM

Incident details:

D33 SKIDMORE RED'D INFO FROM A TEACHER THAT UID LED AND SAID SHE'D BE GONE FOR A WEEK, WOULD NOT SAY WHERE SHE WAS. REF CONT 2 MISSING CASE 23-87093.
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Vista Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/23/23 at 11:58:15 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS DOING LOCATE ON MISSING STUDENT
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 1:28:48 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10/29 UID CK IF MISSING
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 12:53:16 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE DELAYED HIT ON MISSING JUV UID INFO SENT TO D35 BPD MISSING JUV CASE # 2373197 AS OF 4/18/2023
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

RUNAWAY/OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:00:01 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

RUNAWAY/OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:01:28 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

RUNAWAY/OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

2/1/23 at 11:50:29 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

RUNAWAY/OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/12/23 at 11:11:23 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Murray Middle School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

RUNAWAY/OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

1/19/23 at 9:52:11 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Murray Middle School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

RUNAWAY/OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

1/25/23 at 12:53:18 PM