Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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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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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 851 - 875 records in total 986
Serious

Suspicious Person — Sunnyvale Middle School

Sunnyvale School District, Santa Clara County

1066 Reported to Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety

4/26/23 at 11:13:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY -CONTACT REQUESTED/CALL ER WILLING TO BE INVOLVED Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

2/14/23 at 11:19:47 AM

Incident details:

R45
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Suspicious Activity — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY -CONTACT REQUESTED/CALL ER WILLING TO BE INVOLVED Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

2/22/23 at 8:27:15 PM

Incident details:

G67, G67
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Suspicious Activity — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY -CONTACT REQUESTED/CALL ER WILLING TO BE INVOLVED Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

4/12/23 at 9:16:04 AM

Incident details:

R45
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Suspicious Activity — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY -CONTACT REQUESTED/CALL ER WILLING TO BE INVOLVED Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

4/29/23 at 10:50:35 PM

Incident details:

G45, H90
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Suspicious Activity — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY -CONTACT REQUESTED/CALL ER WILLING TO BE INVOLVED Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

5/17/23 at 7:46:10 AM

Incident details:

G40
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Suspicious Circumstance — Scotts Valley High School

Scotts Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

V117 - SUSPICIOUS Reported to Scotts Valley Police Department

4/20/23 at 12:04:40 PM

Incident details:

RP requesting an area check for a Juvenile on the hill behind the high school, RP thinks it is a student. WMJ with a backpack rummaging through it. - The subject was a student and will be going to the office.
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Suspicious Person — Scotts Valley High School

Scotts Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

V117 - SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE/CIRC. Reported to Scotts Valley Police Department

5/21/23 at 12:20:44 PM

Incident details:

Student had money stolen from bag that was in gym locker room. Student had suspicions that it was the school janitor who was stealing so he set up phone to record the janitor which caught him snooping through kid's bags. They brought this to the school's attention and they put that student on detention and said he needs to delete the video. The video did not capture any students, just the janitor. - IO contacted RP via landline who provided further information regarding a student who is a victim of a theft. Information forwarded to SRO for followup with the school. - IO followed up with SVHS administrative staff regarding this incident. IO confirmed the school janitor, (M) was seen on camera going through student's backpacks in the locker room. However, he was not seen actually taking anything from the backpacks. SVHS administrative staff confirmed the student who had taken the video recording had violated school rules by taking a video recording in the locker rooms and by video taping a staff member without consent and would receive an administrative punishment to be decided. SVHS administrative staff also confirmed they would be handling the consequences for the through their HR department.
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Suspicious Circumstance — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPIC Reported to Watsonville Police Department

2/23/23 at 7:28:29 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPIC Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/15/23 at 5:20:32 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPIC Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/27/23 at 10:55:08 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPIC Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/27/23 at 3:18:50 PM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Anderson High School

Anderson Union High School District, Shasta County

SUSACT Reported to Anderson Police Department

1/20/23 at 7:07:29 AM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Anderson High School

Anderson Union High School District, Shasta County

SUSACT Reported to Anderson Police Department

2/10/23 at 6:00:11 PM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Anderson Middle School

Cascade Union Elementary School District, Shasta County

SUSACT Reported to Anderson Police Department

3/30/23 at 8:43:08 AM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Enterprise High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

SUSACT Reported to Redding Police Department

1/26/23 at 8:58:02 PM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

SUSACT Reported to Redding Police Department

2/20/23 at 6:33:17 PM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

SUSACT Reported to Redding Police Department

3/16/23 at 4:55:43 PM

Serious

Suspicious Activity — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

SUSACT Reported to Redding Police Department

4/13/23 at 3:10:08 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Loyalton High School

Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District, Sierra County

Suspicious circ Reported to Sierra County Sheriff

5/30/23 at 8:25:42 PM

Incident details:

RP is a teacher at the Loyalton High School and states someone is trying to break into the front door. - She can't see who it is but states they are banging on the door and it sounds like they are trying to break in. - Deputy Milhous notified and is responding code 3. - Deputy Milhous states the front door was unlocked. He is doing doing a property check inside and then outside. - Deputy Milhous has made contact with the RP. - Deputy Milhouse was UTL anyone inside the school. They are code4. - Deputy Milhous si doing a perimeter check. - Deputy Milhous states he was UTL around the perimeter. Both Deputy Milhous and the RP heard a vehicle peel out of the parking lot right after he arrived on the scene. Deputy Milhous checked his dash camera and saw a white SUV leave the area. Unknown plate. Possibly a Rav4 or CRV. I informed Deputy Milhous that the RP was given the time she initially called so that she can check the camera footage tomorrow. - No report. - SYNOPSIS: Report of someone attempting to enter through a locked door. Deputy was unable to locate the subject.
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Suspicious Circumstance — Weed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Weed Police Department

1/24/23 at 6:27:16 PM

Incident details:

COMING OFF THE BALL FIELD. 28 IS CLEAR CURRENT TO THIENPETH, SCOTTIE OUT OF WEED 27 MATCH TO THIENPHETH, SCOTTIE OUT OF WEED/SMJ
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Suspicious Circumstance — Weed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Weed Police Department

1/27/23 at 9:29:13 PM

Incident details:

OUT WITH A JUVENILE - UNCLEAR CIRCUMSTANCES. C385 CODE 4 - JUVENILES WERE PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK/SMJ
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Suspicious Circumstance — Armijo High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

SUSCIR Reported to Fairfield Police Department

2/17/23 at 10:46:09 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Vacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

1066 Reported to Vacaville Police Department

5/2/23 at 7:23:17 PM

Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Will C. Wood High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

1154 Reported to Vacaville Police Department

3/16/23 at 12:28:30 PM