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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128
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39
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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 551 - 575 records in total 986
Serious

Suspicious Person — Mariana Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/15/23 at 10:06:19 AM

Incident details:

PER PROCTOR, MALE HISPANIC, NO SHIRT NO SHOES, SHORTS HANGING OFF HIS BEHIND, WALKING NB ON MANHASSET, WALKED PAST THE SCHOOL - 95S1 WILL BE ENRT FOR AREA CHECK - WALKING WB COCHITI TOWARDS MANHASSAT - IFO 10800 COCHITI MHA, NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, W/SHORTS W/A MARIJUANA LEAF TAT ON STOMACH - PER: CHP - CODE 30/NO CDL LIVES @ 21876 WREN ST - 95P2 COPIES - 95P2 ENRT. PUBSER TO ADDRESS
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/12/23 at 10:28:15 AM

Incident details:

CITIZEN [redacted] REPORTED TO THE SCHOOL / HMA WEARING ALL BLK CLOTHING AND BLK GLOVES WAS SEEN NEAR SCHOOL ON WANAQUE / HMA THEN TOOK OFF HIS BLK GLOVES AND PUT THEM IN THE BUSHES LOCATED ON WANAQUE ON THE EAST SIDE HEADED NB / HMA THEN TOOK OFF ACROSS THE STREET IN THE DESERT HEADED TWDS TARGET AREA - DOING AREACK
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Rio Vista School of Applied Learning School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 2:05:28 PM

Incident details:

THERE IS ONLY ONE VEH IN THE PARKING LOT, UNSURE IF THIS IS A PARENT WAITING TO PIC UP, IN THE PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO YL
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Rio Vista School of Applied Learning School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/6/23 at 7:41:28 AM

Incident details:

PER 95C -- POFF RECVD A TEXT FROM EMPLOYEE, SUN AT 9:58 AM, A CREEPY GUY DRESSED IN ALL BLACK W/SKI MASK, OVER BY RIO'S KITHCHEN, 95C REQ 95S1 OR UNIT TO WALK THE CAMPUS AND CHECK - 95S1 COPIES AND 95P2 WILL BE ENRT - CAMPUS WAS SWEPT PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL, SWEPT AGAIN, NO ONE WAS "ON" CAMPUS RP ADV'D PERSON WAS SEEN OUTSIDE THE GATE, NEAR N PARENT DROP OFF
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Rio Vista School of Applied Learning School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/7/23 at 9:41:49 AM

Incident details:

BLK COMPACT VEH, 3 TO 4 HOUSES SO BUS CIRCLE, VEH IS FACING NB OCCUP X 4. 2 MALES IN THE BACK SEAT. W/WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, UNK WHO IS IN FRONT SEAT. PER PRINCIPAL, THEY HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 0850 HRS. APPEAR TO BE WATCHING THE KINDER PLAYGROUND
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

AREACK - AREA CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/30/23 at 4:10:29 PM

Incident details:

DIRT BIKE RACING THROUGH PARKING LOT, DOWN THE STREET AND BACK INTO PARKING LOT / LIME GREEN, MALE DRIVER / CURRENTLY GOING UP AND DOWN EASEMENT ON WEST SIDE OF CAMPUS- HAS VISUAL, BUT ONCE THEY SAW ME THEY TOOK OFF, WILL BE GOA, WILL BE GREEN SOCKET BIKE - WILL BE CHECKING SOUTH OF THE SCHOOL INTO THE NIEGHBORHOOD, THAT'S WHERE HE TOOK OFF TO
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/8/23 at 11:48:22 AM

Incident details:

ADV'D BY ADMIN REF WHIT TRK IN DIRT FIELD WO SCHOOL TAILGATE DOWN MALE WATCHING CHILDREN - 95P2 SUBJ IS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR W/ CINS INVESTIGATIONS, C5'G C8623 9 RESD N/O INC LOC IN PRIVATE COMMUNITY
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

AREACK - AREA CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 2:57:40 PM

Incident details:

PER SCHOOL, VEH OVERLOADED W/ CHILDREN, LEFT EB SB , SO FAR UTL - MADE CTC WITH AND SHE ADV'D ON PROPER CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 8:10:32 AM

Incident details:

VEH PARKED IN FRONT OF SCHOOL, EITHER SLEEPING OR PASSED OUT BY - PTY WAITING FOR PRESCHOOL, PTY WAS SLEEPING
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/21/23 at 12:00:14 PM

Incident details:

DIRT LOT IN FRONT OF SCHOOL, WMA/BLU SHIRT, PANTS AROUND HIS ANKLES, 40'S, LOOKS POSS HOMELESS , SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO LET OUT - VANGUARD ALSO CALLED REGARDING THIS - UNITS 97 LOOKING FOR SUBJ - 95P2 HAVE EYES ON HIM .BLK/BLU, WMA - REQ TO CALL SBSO, AND SEE IF ANY OF THEIR FIELD UNITS HAVE AN IBIS - SBSO WILL CREATE AN AOD - per 800 18p21 / ibis not working - ROLL AMR PTY IS ADVING HE IS DEHYDRATED POSS HEAT STOKE
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Colton High School

Colton Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSP CIRCS Reported to Colton Police Department

5/23/23 at 7:12:50 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

5/1/23 at 3:38:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

5/17/23 at 2:20:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPVH Reported to Fontana Police Department

2/9/23 at 7:59:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

3/28/23 at 1:02:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

3/30/23 at 4:21:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

6/9/23 at 1:21:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

2/1/23 at 4:31:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

2/10/23 at 9:43:00 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

2/17/23 at 4:14:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPSJ Reported to Fontana Police Department

2/24/23 at 6:35:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPSJ Reported to Fontana Police Department

4/26/23 at 9:17:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

5/16/23 at 3:16:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

6/4/23 at 4:25:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Heritage Intermediate School

Etiwanda Elementary School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPCR Reported to Fontana Police Department

2/12/23 at 6:31:00 AM