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
School Districts
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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 201 - 225 records in total 986
Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/24/23 at 8:51:40 AM

Incident details:

RHS - DEAN REQ 28 ON WHITE FIAT BEEN LEFT IN STAFF PLOT BY THE CAFETERIA FOR ABOUT A WEEK. M2 WILL CK AND ADVISE.
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Suspicious Circumstance — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 2:48:38 PM

Incident details:

ANOTHER STUDENT EXCUSE 1500 SCH. VS D29 CHISHIOLM RUMOR OF 415 AFTER
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Suspicious Person — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/25/23 at 2:13:26 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM SUS PER HM, 30-40YR SAMMON COLOR TSHIRT, POSSIBLE 647F. NOW SB STINE TWD MCKEE
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Suspicious Circumstance — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 10:00:48 AM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY case number for a suspicious cire report
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Suspicious Circumstance — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/18/23 at 11:03:33 AM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY case number for susp circ report
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Suspicious Vehicle — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/22/23 at 9:25:01 AM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY REQ REVERSE REGISTRATION CHECK FOR VEHICLE THAT PICKED UP 647F OCJ (UID : FROM CENTRAL VALLEY HS CAMPUS AND TOOK OFF. STU WHO WAS DRIVING WAS UID
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Suspicious Circumstance — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/8/23 at 3:25:22 PM

Incident details:

SOUTH HS DEAN HAS UID IN HIS OFFICE. MALE STUDENT SENT A TEXT OF PHOTO OF 626F TO ANOTHER STUDENT. REQ OFFICER FOR SOUTH. D33 IS 10/7.
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Suspicious Circumstance — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/23/23 at 12:06:54 PM

Incident details:

SOUTH 14YR STUDENT UID MAN FROM LA THERE TO PICK HER UP. NOT ON SYNERGY SCREENS POSS GROOMING
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Suspicious Person — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/2/23 at 12:41:13 PM

Incident details:

OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL. UID SLEEPING M2 W/ SECURITY AT SOUTH W/ SUBJ
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Suspicious Person — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/2/23 at 3:45:15 PM

Incident details:

DEAN'S SEC AT SOUTH REQ ROVER FOR WOMAN HARASSING 2 STU'S IN WEST PLOT. PLATE IS CAS WHT TAHOE W/ BLK RIMS. D19 REQ 10-28 FOR 2 VEH CA
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Suspicious Vehicle — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/13/23 at 10:11:16 AM

Incident details:

D34 D34 J VASQUEZ VEH RUNNING IN PLOT UTL ON CROSS TO STUDENT/STAFF.
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Suspicious Person — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 11:50:22 AM

Incident details:

BPD TRANSFER We have report of a suspicious person at Stockdale High School, at the northwest corner .... Unkn if male or female, wearing a blk/whi checkered shirt gry sweatpants possibly engaged in lewd activity (pumping waste toward the ground).
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Suspicious Circumstance — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/1/23 at 9:21:44 AM

Incident details:

DAD WANTS TO FILE POLICE REPORT, UID 5 @ STOCKDALE HAD LOCKER BROKEN INTO ON 04/28/23, ITEMS WERE STOLEN AND HATE MESSAGE LEFT IN LOCKER. OFFICER 10-7 TODAY. M4 PULLED CODE 8 FOR SUS CIR. UID
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Suspicious Circumstance — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/1/23 at 10:36:17 AM

Incident details:

M4 CASTILLO CODE 8 FOR SUS CIR UID RELATED TO PRIOR INCIDENT WITH PHONE MSG FROM PARENT FOR POSS 488 INCIDENT 2305010007 APPLIED CODE 8 TO ORI INCIDENT 2305010007
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Suspicious Person — Stockdale High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/22/23 at 1:02:34 PM

Incident details:

M6 SELF ADV D34 THERE ARE TWO BOYS ON BIKES IN STU PLOT. ONE IS POSSIBLY WANTED STU DISCUSSED THIS MORNING. D34 ADV THAT HIS PATROL CAR IS IN STU PLOT. NON-STUDENT. HAS ACTIVE 212 WARRANT.
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Suspicious Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:37:36 PM

Incident details:

10-6 W/TRANSIENT JUST WALKED IN TO ADMIN OFFICE AT VW. MKS ON DIVERSION. D45 VASQUEZ 10-14 KM. SAME AS 23-0080
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Suspicious Circumstance — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 12:33:37 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS REQ PRIOR HISTORY IN RIMS FOR UID PROVIDED CASE 22-1274 / 243.2 POSS SUSPECT AT THIS TIME FOR ADDITIONAL INCIDENT AT CONSTELLATION. WILL ADVISE ANY FURTHER INFO
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/6 - 10/6 ON SUBJECT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/28/23 at 3:25:43 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10/6 W/ ONE ON WEDDING LN, WEARING GREEN SEC JACKET, APPEARS TO BE INTOXICATED
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Suspicious Vehicle — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 9:43:07 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS SUS VEH ON WEDDING LN OCC/D BY 2 BLUE HONDA !
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Suspicious Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/7/23 at 2:09:05 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE ER STUDENT PLOT OFF FJORD, TRANSIENT W/BOX CUTTER IN HAND
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Suspicious Circumstance — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 9:01:00 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 SUS CIR UID EG ON 10/39 UID 110-39
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Suspicious Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 7:31:15 AM

Incident details:

Transfer from BPD subject loitering by the Auditorium at West High School. BM, blk jacket blk jeans, laying down near shopping cart.
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Suspicious Circumstance — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 8:33:42 AM

Incident details:

WEST - DEANS OFFICE REC'D 2ND HAND INFO FROM TEACHER THAT A STUDENT WAS IN VERBAL ALTERCATION W/ADULT ON NORDIC AND NEW STINE NO DESCRIPTION. BPD CFS 23-38208
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Suspicious Person — Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/2/23 at 11:58:31 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES ER TO WALLACE ELEM ON ERSKINE RD SIDE 10/6 W/ INV ; RD
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Suspicious Circumstance — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

3/26/23 at 11:25:57 AM