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
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122
Police Departments
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346
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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 751 - 775 records in total 986
Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Roosevelt Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/8/23 at 8:43:29 PM

Incident details:

RP STANDING BY IN THE "B" BLDG IN ROOM B13 ... RP ADVD THE GATE BY THE CAFETERIA IS NOW OPEN AND UNLOCKED .. RP ADVD THE GATE WAS SHUT AND LOCKED WHEN SHE GOT TO WORK .. RP ADVD SHE IS THE ONLY CUSTODIAN OS .. HER VEH IS IN THE MAIN ST PKLOT, GRY HONDA CIVIC .. RP HAS NOT SEEN ANYONE, HOWEVER, REQ'ING UNIT TO RESP AND MAKE A CAMPUS CHECK .. SHE WILL STAY IN ROOM B13 FOR CONTACT. NO CAMERAS ONLINE AT ROOSEVELT AT THIS TIME
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Suspicious Circumstance — Roosevelt Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/14/23 at 9:32:20 AM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 1 advised that he is advising DPS that a parent is receiving threatening text from a student who is her daughter's boyfriend including the statement "Don't do anything to my family or something will happen to you". RP has screenshots and is requesting officer contact.
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Suspicious Circumstance — Roosevelt Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/14/23 at 12:57:49 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — San Joaquin Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/23/23 at 2:05:58 PM

Incident details:

RP is site 1 who stated that a teacher saw a cylinder in the ceiling and stated that she saw things that kids should not see. Teacher has a hard time describing what she saw. Facilities already checked the roof and determined it was cleared.
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — School for Adults School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/24/23 at 4:17:09 AM

Incident details:

LIGHTS ON .. UNABLE TO SEE IF OCC.
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Serious

Suspicious Person — School for Adults School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUBSTOP - SUBJECT STOP Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/10/23 at 1:05:15 AM

Incident details:

OUT W/1 MAIN ENTRANCE
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Serious

Suspicious Person — School for Adults School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/23/23 at 8:56:01 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — School for Adults School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUBSTOP - SUBJECT STOP Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/29/23 at 7:33:11 PM

Incident details:

OUT W/WFA IN FRONT OF SFA .. CODE 4
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPICVE - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/14/23 at 5:44:33 AM

Incident details:

IN THE STAFF PKLOT, BEHIND THE CAFETERIA, BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE PARK .. SILVER MINIVAN, PARKED HALFWAY IN A PKSPOT AND HALFWAY IN THE PKLOT .. UNKN IF ANY OCCUPANTS .. RP CONCERNED FOR STAFF THAT WILL BE ARRIVING SOON .. RP WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE A PLATE ... HOLD FOR DAYS PER J1
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPICVE - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 5:34:03 AM

Incident details:

RP (HEAD CUSTODIAN) ADVISED OF A DARK COLORED VAN IN THE PARKING LOT. VAN IS FACING THE PARK. RP IS REQUESTING SOMEONE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE AND IS UNSURE IF VEHICLE IS OCUPPIED.
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Suspicious Person — Stagg Senior High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/26/23 at 8:02:11 AM

Incident details:

RP ADVD APX 20 Y/O BMA 5'10 WEARING A WHT SHIRT AND RED BACKPACK NO WEAPONS WAS APPROACHING STUDENTS ON THE ROSEMARIE SIDE OF CAMPUS. RP STATED THE SUBJ WAS THROWING UP GANG SIGNS AND CUSSING AT THE J'S. HE HAS NOW LEFT THE AREA WALKING E TOWARDS 7/11. SRO WILL BE ADVD, RP ADVD TO CALL BACK IF ANYTHING CHANGES.
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Stagg Senior High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/4/23 at 2:38:43 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Stockton High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 1:59:20 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTING THAT SITE 1 FOUND 18 HUMAN TEETH IN THE DUMPSTER BETWEEN STOCKTON HIGH AND WEBER. RP STATED THE TEETH STILL HAVE THE ROOTS ATTACHED.
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Taft Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/21/23 at 7:56:12 AM

Incident details:

PD Distpatch advised BMA 6 ft all blk including blk ski mask followning student on downing near taft. 5 min delay, SPD units ER
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Taylor Leadership Academy School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 8:09:09 PM

Incident details:

2ND HAND INFO: CUSTODIAN TY , CALLED RP SAYING THERE WERE SOME SUBJ'S ON CAMPUS MAKING THREATS TOWARDS HIM .. RP HAD NFI .. RP ADVD THERE IS A 2ND CUSTODIAN OS BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT HIM .. WILL CALL TY FOR FURTHER INFO
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Victory Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:17:58 PM

Incident details:

RP/ site 1 advised that custodian has been inviting students into his custodian closet when they leave the health office and giving them candy. This has happened multiple times and has been reported to the director, who advised the RP contact the PD. The events have happened multiple times and has been witnessed by Health Services employee (personal cell) or (office)
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Victory Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/4/23 at 9:29:21 AM

Incident details:

RP REPORTING INCIDENT THAT OCCURED THIS MORNING IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. A parent came with high school students who approach grade students at the bus. Initially the _UNSELECTED_ graders were picking on the parent's _UNSELECTED_ grade student . Unknown if parent made threats toward the _UNSELECTED_ grade students. Parent name is antoinette williams
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Weston Ranch High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPICVE - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/17/23 at 10:05:46 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Wilhelmina Henry Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/6/23 at 12:09:36 PM

Incident details:

SPEED CHASE UNKNOWN PARTIES, POSSIBLY HEARD 957'S . SCHOOL PLACED ON HARDLOCK DOWN, ADVD TO SWITCH TO SOFT LOCKDOWN
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Suspicious Vehicle — Wilhelmina Henry Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPICVE - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 9:30:00 AM

Incident details:

RP reporting HFA recording students frm her vehicle whtie chevy traverse on the Guernsey street side. Poss occupied twice. Asked to leave area and is refusing. states parke legally on a public rd
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Serious

Suspicious Incident — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066C - SUSP INCIDENT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/1/23 at 4:30:00 PM

Incident details:

1 DAY COLD. RP WORKS AT STEIN SCHOOL IN THE OFFICE, WAS ADVISED FROM STUDENT [redacted] AND HER FATHER (NOW GOA POSS AT HOME [redacted]) // STUDENT WAS APPROACHED NOW 2X BY WM OR HM UNKAGE IN BLKTOYT CAMRY LIC UNKATT TO GET THE STUDENT TO GET INTO THE VEH WITH HIM // RP DOES NOT HAVE CONTACT INFO FOR FATHER (UNK NAME) // STUDENT MOTHER IS [redacted]
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1154-SUSP VEHICLE Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/2/23 at 12:06:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066-SUSP PERSON Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/9/23 at 5:07:00 PM

Incident details:

EMPTY LOC ACROSS FROM LOC - CODE 4
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066-SUSP PERSON Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/20/23 at 2:50:00 PM

Incident details:

C4
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Serious

Suspicious Incident — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066C - SUSP INCIDENT Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/27/23 at 8:40:00 AM