Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Suspicious Circumstance (47) Suspicious Person (30) Suspicious Vehicle (19)

Suspicion incidents

in Kern County

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96
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3
Police Departments
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25
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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 Suspicion

Incident Logs

displaying 76 - 96 records in total 96
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Suspicious Person — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/2/23 at 3:45:15 PM

Incident details:

DEAN'S SEC AT SOUTH REQ ROVER FOR WOMAN HARASSING 2 STU'S IN WEST PLOT. PLATE IS CAS WHT TAHOE W/ BLK RIMS. D19 REQ 10-28 FOR 2 VEH CA
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Suspicious Vehicle — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/13/23 at 10:11:16 AM

Incident details:

D34 D34 J VASQUEZ VEH RUNNING IN PLOT UTL ON CROSS TO STUDENT/STAFF.
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Suspicious Person — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 11:50:22 AM

Incident details:

BPD TRANSFER We have report of a suspicious person at Stockdale High School, at the northwest corner .... Unkn if male or female, wearing a blk/whi checkered shirt gry sweatpants possibly engaged in lewd activity (pumping waste toward the ground).
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Suspicious Circumstance — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/1/23 at 9:21:44 AM

Incident details:

DAD WANTS TO FILE POLICE REPORT, UID 5 @ STOCKDALE HAD LOCKER BROKEN INTO ON 04/28/23, ITEMS WERE STOLEN AND HATE MESSAGE LEFT IN LOCKER. OFFICER 10-7 TODAY. M4 PULLED CODE 8 FOR SUS CIR. UID
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Suspicious Circumstance — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/1/23 at 10:36:17 AM

Incident details:

M4 CASTILLO CODE 8 FOR SUS CIR UID RELATED TO PRIOR INCIDENT WITH PHONE MSG FROM PARENT FOR POSS 488 INCIDENT 2305010007 APPLIED CODE 8 TO ORI INCIDENT 2305010007
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Suspicious Person — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/22/23 at 1:02:34 PM

Incident details:

M6 SELF ADV D34 THERE ARE TWO BOYS ON BIKES IN STU PLOT. ONE IS POSSIBLY WANTED STU DISCUSSED THIS MORNING. D34 ADV THAT HIS PATROL CAR IS IN STU PLOT. NON-STUDENT. HAS ACTIVE 212 WARRANT.
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Suspicious Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:37:36 PM

Incident details:

10-6 W/TRANSIENT JUST WALKED IN TO ADMIN OFFICE AT VW. MKS ON DIVERSION. D45 VASQUEZ 10-14 KM. SAME AS 23-0080
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Suspicious Circumstance — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 12:33:37 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS REQ PRIOR HISTORY IN RIMS FOR UID PROVIDED CASE 22-1274 / 243.2 POSS SUSPECT AT THIS TIME FOR ADDITIONAL INCIDENT AT CONSTELLATION. WILL ADVISE ANY FURTHER INFO
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Suspicious Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/6 - 10/6 ON SUBJECT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/28/23 at 3:25:43 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10/6 W/ ONE ON WEDDING LN, WEARING GREEN SEC JACKET, APPEARS TO BE INTOXICATED
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Suspicious Vehicle — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 9:43:07 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS SUS VEH ON WEDDING LN OCC/D BY 2 BLUE HONDA !
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Suspicious Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/7/23 at 2:09:05 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE ER STUDENT PLOT OFF FJORD, TRANSIENT W/BOX CUTTER IN HAND
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Suspicious Circumstance — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 9:01:00 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 SUS CIR UID EG ON 10/39 UID 110-39
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Suspicious Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 7:31:15 AM

Incident details:

Transfer from BPD subject loitering by the Auditorium at West High School. BM, blk jacket blk jeans, laying down near shopping cart.
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Suspicious Circumstance — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 8:33:42 AM

Incident details:

WEST - DEANS OFFICE REC'D 2ND HAND INFO FROM TEACHER THAT A STUDENT WAS IN VERBAL ALTERCATION W/ADULT ON NORDIC AND NEW STINE NO DESCRIPTION. BPD CFS 23-38208
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Suspicious Person — Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/2/23 at 11:58:31 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES ER TO WALLACE ELEM ON ERSKINE RD SIDE 10/6 W/ INV ; RD
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Suspicious Circumstance — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

3/26/23 at 11:25:57 AM

Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Murray Middle School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

6/10/23 at 12:11:58 PM

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Suspicious Person — Jacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

925 - PERSON ACTING SUSP Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

4/14/23 at 7:57:18 AM

Incident details:

PAST 20 MINS SUBJ WALKING BACK AND FORTH INHAR PICK UP LINE BEHIND LOC W BACKPACK AND NO JUV. SUBJ DESC AS LS 5 AGO. INF STILL 10-97 AND HAS NOT SEEN SUBJ LEAVE. NFI. - UNITS APPROACHING FROM N, HEADING S/B, SUBJ NOT SEEN SO FAR - CHECKING N SIDE - N SIDE COY BURNETT - SO FAR UTL, CHECKING FRONT OFFICE - UTL SUBJS N SIDE OF FIELD - 2 EMPLOYEE MAINT WORKERS NEAR COY BURNETT FOR PAST 21 MIN ADV THEY DID NOT SEE ANYONE MATCHING DESC
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Suspicious Circumstance — Tehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

4/18/23 at 1:22:01 PM

Incident details:

DURING THE DAY SECURITY GUARDS OBSERVED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY FROM WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE BEHAVIOUR WAS INDICATIVE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SALES BOTH STUDENTS OFFERED TO BE SEARCHED WITHOUT BEING ASKED. NO CONTRABAND FOUND
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Suspicious Person — Tehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

925 - PERSON ACTING SUSP Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

4/21/23 at 2:38:49 PM

Incident details:

10 AGO, SUBJ RIDING DIRT BIKE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. SUBJ IS VEIT IS WHI DIRT BIKE LIC [15B7201]. 2 WEEKS AGO SUBJ TOLD HER HE WAS LEO. NFI. - DMV check: 15B7201/CA - CHECKING GLEN ORCHARD ESTATES
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Suspicious Person — Tehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

925 - PERSON ACTING SUSP Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

5/3/23 at 8:15:26 AM