Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1920) Alarm (2824) Animal (226) Disturbance (1634) Drill (487) Fire (148) Harassment (131) Incorrigible Juvenile (395) Lockdown (17) Medical (867) Mental Health (577) Missing Person (319) Other (5530) Patrol (14130) Physical Violence (1354) Police Communications (394) Sex (342) Substances (1237) Suspicion (986) Theft (755) Threats (716) Trespassing (589) Truancy (124) Unknown (6088) Vandalism (303) Vehicle (3081) Weapons (445) Welfare Check (346)

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Suspicious Activity (44) Suspicious Circumstance (440) Suspicious Incident (58) Suspicious Person (289) Suspicious Person (Unfounded) (2) Suspicious Vehicle (153)

Suspicion incidents

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

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986
Incidents reported
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122
Police Departments
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346
Schools
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School Districts
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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 Suspicion

Incident Logs

displaying 351 - 375 records in total 986
Serious

Suspicious Person — Ganesha High School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Subject Stop Reported to Pomona Police Department

1/23/23 at 10:14:39 PM

Incident details:

Booking Arrest
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Marshall Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Subject Stop Reported to Pomona Police Department

1/17/23 at 12:54:22 AM

Incident details:

Fl Gang Related
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Adams Middle School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925A - 925A-SUSPIC VEH Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

1/24/23 at 6:38:10 PM

Incident details:

SUBJ POSS LIVING IN RV ... HAS BEEN ON THE BLOCK SINCE SUNDAY - HAS BEEN COMING AND GOING FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS VEH: BOUNDER RV 8UTY120
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Adams Middle School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925S - 925S-SUSPIC SUBJ Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

2/8/23 at 12:39:23 PM

Incident details:

MALE TRANSIENT ROLLING A SAFE ON A SKATEBOARD
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Adams Middle School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925 - 925-SUSPIC CIRCS Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

3/13/23 at 5:08:25 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT SEARCHED HOW TO BUILD A BOMB THIS MORNING WHILE AT SCHOOL RP/PRINCIPAL WAS JUST ALERTED BY IT
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Suspicious Vehicle — Adams Middle School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925A - 925A-SUSPIC VEH Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

5/14/23 at 2:25:49 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Parras (Nick G.) Middle School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925 - 925-SUSPIC CIRCS Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

3/13/23 at 5:36:09 PM

Incident details:

925 / CKWEL 925 INTERNET SEARCH AT SCHOOL TODAY "HOW MANY BLEACH IS LETHAL"
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Parras (Nick G.) Middle School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925S - 925S-SUSPIC SUBJ Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

4/6/23 at 3:02:07 PM

Incident details:

L/S WB EMERALD 3 AGO SUBJ HAS CLINCHED FISTS, GRUNTING AT KIDS WALKING W/B MB...30'S...MUSCULAR BUILD .. 5'8 ... WHI SHIRT ... SWEATPANTS UNK COLOR POSS BLK ....POSS HAD SCARF AND OR BACKPACK
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925S - 925S-SUSPIC SUBJ Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

3/28/23 at 9:48:45 AM

Incident details:

OCC 10 AGO MALE CAME ONTO PROPERTY THROUGH THE FRONT ENTRANCE SAID HE WAS GOING TO RBPD TO MAKE REPORT MWA...50'S ...LARGE BLD...GRY BBCAP...BLK/BLU HOODIE...BLK SHORTS W/RED STRIPES ON SIDE NO LONGER ON CAMPUS AS FAR AS R/P KNOWS L/S W/B DIAMOND
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Huntington Middle School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925V - SUSP VEH Reported to San Marino Police Department

2/1/23 at 6:36:00 PM

Incident details:

veh in the parking lot in front of the bart center near the tennis courts - wht tesla model 3 - crack driver window back window missing -personal plate windsor -
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Huntington Middle School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925C - SUSP PERSON IN VEH Reported to San Marino Police Department

2/20/23 at 10:22:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Huntington Middle School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925V - SUSP VEH Reported to San Marino Police Department

2/21/23 at 10:06:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Huntington Middle School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

PS - PUBLIC ASSIST Reported to San Marino Police Department

4/2/23 at 3:01:00 PM

Incident details:

RP IS THE PRINCIPAL & ADV THERE A MOTOR HOME IN THE NORTH PARKING LOT.
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Huntington Middle School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

OPEN - OPEN DOOR Reported to San Marino Police Department

4/21/23 at 1:56:00 PM

Incident details:

RP IS A PASSERBY ADVISED A WHITE VAN WITH OPEN DOORS - NO ONE IN THE AREA
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — San Marino High School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925V - SUSP VEH Reported to San Marino Police Department

2/13/23 at 7:46:00 PM

Incident details:

RP IS A PASSER BY AND STATED A WHITE MINI VAN WITH AN UNKNOWN PLATE IS PARKED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COURT NFD
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Serious

Suspicious Person — San Marino High School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

925A - SUSP PERS VEH Reported to San Marino Police Department

3/18/23 at 1:31:00 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Grovecenter Elementary School

Covina-Valley Unified School District, Los Angeles County

SUSP PERSON Reported to West Covina Police Department

4/12/23 at 2:32:34 PM

Incident details:

UNABLE TO LOCATE
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Grovecenter Elementary School

Covina-Valley Unified School District, Los Angeles County

SUSP PERSONS Reported to West Covina Police Department

6/27/23

Incident details:

GOA/UNABLE TO LOCATE
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Serious

Suspicious Person — South Hills High School

Covina-Valley Unified School District, Los Angeles County

SUSP PERSON Reported to West Covina Police Department

4/25/23 at 12:24:04 PM

Incident details:

ADVISED
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Serious

Suspicious Person — South Hills High School

Covina-Valley Unified School District, Los Angeles County

SUSP PERSONS Reported to West Covina Police Department

5/26/23

Incident details:

GONE ON ARRIVAL
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — South Hills High School

Covina-Valley Unified School District, Los Angeles County

SUSP OCCUPIED VEH Reported to West Covina Police Department

6/19/23

Incident details:

GOA/UNABLE TO LOCATE
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — East Whittier Middle School

East Whittier City Elementary School District, Los Angeles County

SUSPP Reported to Whittier Police Department

4/25/23 at 7:07:47 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — East Whittier Middle School

East Whittier City Elementary School District, Los Angeles County

SUSPC Reported to Whittier Police Department

4/25/23 at 7:50:56 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Madera Unified School District, Madera County

CHECK SUBJECT 10-66 Reported to Madera Police Department

1/31/23 at 10:07:00 PM

Incident details:

Cited
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Madera Unified School District, Madera County

CHECK SUBJECT Reported to Madera Police Department

2/15/23 at 2:59:00 PM

Incident details:

Report
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