Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Substances incidents

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

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1237

Incidents reported
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83

Police Departments
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248

Schools
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86

School Districts
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36

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 Substances

Incident Logs

displaying 1151 - 1175 records in total 1237

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownNorth Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

H&S - H&S VIOLATIONS Reported to Tracy Police Department

1/19/23 at 10:23:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - MarijuanaNorth Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066C - SUSP INCIDENT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/14/23 at 11:51:00 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT -- [redacted] -- DOB [redacted] -- 8TH GRADER -- CAME INTO SCHOOL SMELLING LIKE MARIJUANA -- SEARCHED HIS BACKPACK AND WERE UTL BUT REQ AN SRO SPEAK TO HIM - CURRENTLY IN THE OFFICE
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownNorth Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

H&S - H&S VIOLATIONS Reported to Tracy Police Department

5/18/23 at 10:13:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownNorth Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

H&S - H&S VIOLATIONS Reported to Tracy Police Department

5/18/23 at 10:13:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

AlcoholMenlo-Atherton High School

Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County

JUV - STATUS OFFENDER / UNRULY / TRUANT Reported to Atherton Police Department

2/13/23 at 11:32:24 AM

Incident details:

2 J's in main office suspected of drinking, "not intoxicated" per RP, witness reported they were drinking from airport-sized Jack Daniels bottle which RP confiscated. RP requests they be PAS'd if possible, they are not sure theirs is working. RP calling the parents next. Contact made with RP & J's, will handle internally.
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - MarijuanaHalf Moon Bay High School

Cabrillo Unified School District, San Mateo County

DRUG OFFENSE/DRUGS FOUND/DRUG LAB Reported to San Mateo County Sheriff

4/18/23 at 12:36:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Under the InfluenceLos Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Drunk In Public Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

4/28/23 at 12:31:08 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Under the InfluenceLos Gatos High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Drunk In Publix Reported to Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department

6/8/23 at 5:26:04 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownAnderson High School

Anderson Union High School District, Shasta County

H&S Reported to Anderson Police Department

4/24/23 at 10:43:58 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownAnderson High School

Anderson Union High School District, Shasta County

H&S Reported to Anderson Police Department

4/24/23 at 10:43:58 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - MarijuanaWeed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

JUVPROB - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Weed Police Department

3/2/23 at 2:27:03 PM

Incident details:

RP ADVISED THAT THEY FOUND POT ON ONE OF THE STUDENTS AND ARE REQUESTING AN OFFICER TO COME ISSUE A CITATION. C385 ADVISED DISPATCH TO CONTACT RP BACK AND ASK IF PARENT(S) WERE NOTIFIED AND HAVE THEM RESPOND. PER RP THE STUDENT IS 18 AND PARENTS WERE NOT NOTIFIED. C385 CONTACTED RP AND AN ADULT HFA AND JUVENILE AFA. C385 ADVISED THAT THE CRITERIA WAS NOT MET FOR CITATION AND PARTIES WERE COUNCIL ED./DLP
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - MarijuanaWeed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

JUVPROB - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Weed Police Department

5/9/23 at 1:53:09 PM

Incident details:

THAT THEY HAVE 4 JUVENILE FEMALES WHO ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA AND R/P IS REQUESTING AN OFFICER. C385 CONTACTED 6 JUVENILES AND COUNSELED THEM ON THE POSSIBLE CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES OF POSSESSING/USING MARIJUANA ON THE SCHOOL PREMISES. /JV
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Serious Non-Violent

ParaphanaliaWeed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

JUVPROB - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Weed Police Department

5/19/23 at 1:08:12 PM

Incident details:

ADVISED A STUDENT HAS PARAPHERNALIA ON CAMPUS. L480 ISSUED CITATION TO JUVENILE, GENERAL INFORMATION CASE TAKEN./DLP
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Serious Non-Violent

NicotineBenicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

INFORMATION Reported to Benicia Police Department

1/31/23 at 3:45:36 PM

Incident details:

Report of students smoking in the restroom, setting off the fire alarm. School handled internally. Information only.
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownBenicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

NARCOTICS OFFENSE Reported to Benicia Police Department

3/2/23 at 8:39:25 AM

Incident details:

Cited to Juvenile Probation
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Serious Non-Violent

Under the InfluenceBenicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

MEDICAL-PRIORITY 1 Reported to Benicia Police Department

4/28/23 at 2:50:20 PM

Incident details:

RPTS OF MULT STUDENTS ON H&S
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownFairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

HS Reported to Fairfield Police Department

2/7/23 at 12:58:38 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownFairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

HS Reported to Fairfield Police Department

3/1/23 at 2:31:28 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownFairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

HS Reported to Fairfield Police Department

4/28/23 at 9:38:21 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownVacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

NARC Reported to Vacaville Police Department

1/19/23 at 12:19:40 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownVacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

NARC Reported to Vacaville Police Department

1/23/23 at 1:00:33 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownVacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

NARC Reported to Vacaville Police Department

1/30/23 at 11:26:43 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownVacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

NARC Reported to Vacaville Police Department

2/2/23 at 1:13:59 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownVacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

NARC Reported to Vacaville Police Department

2/9/23 at 12:41:03 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - UnknownVacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

NARC Reported to Vacaville Police Department

2/13/23 at 10:51:12 AM