Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Suspicious Person incidents

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

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289
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Police Departments
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181
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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.

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Incident Logs

displaying 151 - 175 records in total 289
Serious

Suspicious Person — Jim Thorpe Fundamental School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

925S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/12/23 at 10:22:00 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

925S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/7/23 at 2:33:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Martin Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

925S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/31/23 at 7:47:00 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Monte Vista Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

925S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/1/23 at 2:13:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

925S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/12/23 at 9:25:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Segerstrom High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

925S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/14/23 at 1:23:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Cosumnes Oaks High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

SUSP_PERSON Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:53:00 AM

Incident details:

REP-PRIMARY WRITTEN
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Suspicious Person — Cosumnes Oaks High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

STOP_SUBJECT Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

6/1/23 at 12:40:00 PM

Incident details:

ADVISED
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Pleasant Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

STOP_SUBJECT Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

5/29/23 at 9:40:00 PM

Incident details:

CHECKS CLEAR
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

1066 Reported to Folsom Police Department

2/1/23 at 12:02:04 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

1066 Reported to Folsom Police Department

3/31/23 at 11:31:30 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

1066 Reported to Folsom Police Department

4/27/23 at 9:52:19 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

1066 Reported to Folsom Police Department

5/15/23 at 3:48:43 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Folsom Middle School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

1066 Reported to Folsom Police Department

5/16/23 at 11:51:53 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Vista del Lago High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

1066 Reported to Folsom Police Department

2/16/23 at 1:46:29 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Luther Burbank High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

SSTOP (SUBJECT STOP) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

5/8/23 at 1:27:33 AM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Apple Valley Adult Education School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PEDCK - PEDESTRIAN CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/12/23 at 8:45:54 AM

Incident details:

JNO SCHOOL IN THE DESERT - BMA BLK/BLU RED BANDANA - 1 DETAINED 11364 - PER CHP CDL SUSP/REVOKED, SURENDERED BY SUB TO NEVADA
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Suspicious Person — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FD - FLAG DOWN Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/9/23 at 12:00:57 PM

Incident details:

PTY FD IN DIRT LOT ACROSS FROM SCHOOL - THIS WAS A 415V BTWN STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH PARKING LOT - REQ TO CHECK CAMERAS - 95P6 98 W/ INFORMATION TAKEN - PER 95P6 REQ REVERSE LOOK UP FOR 2020 TOYT CAMERY - REVERSE AERIES COMES BACK TO AVHS STUDENT
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Suspicious Person — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 1:09:08 PM

Incident details:

MALE POSS HISPANIC, BLK CARDIGAN, BLU JEANS, JUST WALKING BACK AND FORTH IN FRONT OF SCHOOL, LOOKING AT CARS AND AT THE SCHOOL - SCHOOL IS REQ WA UNIT TO CHECK TIME H EVENT BY 13:10:47 - PER DAN, HE ADV'D THAT SOMEONE HAS RECIEVED KEVIN AT THE HOUSE
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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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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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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 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 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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Suspicious Person — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSP SUB Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 4:47:33 PM