Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Explore the data

From the drop down menus, select a county or a district to view all incidents.

County

or

School District

Incident category

Click on each gray box to see details on each call category or subcategory.

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)

Incident subcategory

Aggravated Trespassing (3) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb (16) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting (104) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media (13) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Stabbing (4) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other (537) Perceived Threat (24) Threat (2) Unfounded Threat (8) Verbal Threat (5)

Threats incidents

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

incident icon
716
Incidents reported
police icon
87
Police Departments
school icon
328
Schools
district icon
89
School Districts
county icon
36
Counties

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 Threats

Incident Logs

displaying 351 - 375 records in total 716
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

COUN - COUNSELING Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 1:48:39 PM

Incident details:

PER MR KALINICH, 2 STUDENTS WHO USE TO BE FRIENDS. HAD A FALLING OUT REF SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MOTHER. AND SAID. "IF I SHOOT WILL I BE IN THE WRONG AT HOME" , REQ OFFICER TO COME SPEAK TO STUDENT, NO ACTUAL THREAT WAS MADE, THIS STATEMENT WAS O/HEARD BY ANOTHER STUDENT. STUDENT WAS SEARCHED NOTHING FOUND. 95SI COPIES - 95P6 OUT W/PARENT - SER#[redacted] GLOCK 23 40 CAL. - CONSENT SEARCH CHECKED C4, MOTHER'S FIREARM LOCKED AND SECURED. JUV WAS COUNSELED AT SCHOOL.
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/6/23 at 6:38:46 PM

Incident details:

RP states her daughter was walking out of the girls restroom when male student went to her and told her he was going to find where she lives and kill her. Inc was reported to teacher but was reported to sch admin. - Upon arrival of the residence, Sgt. MeNeeley and I made contact with the parents of [redacted]. They were made aware of the incident and comment made at school. [redacted] admitted he went up to telling her he was going to find where she lives and kill her, but said he was just referencing the animated game called "Fortnite". [redacted] said he knew it was stupid to say, and has no intentions to do what he said. [redacted] mother, gave consent search room for any possible weapons, Sgt. McNeeley could not locate any weapons. [redacted] had no desire or the ability to carry out the threat he made at school. The crime of California Penal code 422 14 Criminal Threats was unfounded.
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 12:26:04 PM

Incident details:

THREATENED TO KILL ANOTHER STUDENT WHILE PLAYING SOCCER AT RECESS / BOTH STUDENTS IN OFFICE NOW / NO ADMIN ONSITE, TEACHER IN CHARGE IS NICOLE COLLINES - NEG GUNS REG TO MOTHER - FATHER IS CODE 30 / VALID OWNES 3 WEAPONS, INFO SENT TO 95P2 & 95SI - NEG ON 422, DOES NOT MEET ELEMENTS
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/12/23 at 11:55:13 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT TOLD OTHER STUDENTS ON THE BUS THIS MORNING THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE HIS UNCLE KILL THE STUDENTS ON THE BUS WITH A SNIPER RIFLE, PER SHANELLE. SHE HAD STUDENT IN THE OFFICE AND WHEN ASKED HIM IF HE SAID IT. HE SAID "YES ON ACCIDENT" THEN ASKED HER IF SHE WAS CALLING THE POLICE. SHE CALMED HIM DOWN AND SENT HIM BACK TO CLASS - 95P7 STUDENT WAS COUNSELED. ATTEMPTED 21 ON CTC AND NO ANSWER, ENR TO HOUSE FOR CONSENT SEARCH- PROPERTY WILL BE NORTH OF THUNDERBIRD ON DIRT FIELD.
More
Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/2/23 at 12:01:11 PM

Incident details:

SEARCHED "CAN I KILL PEOPLE AS A 10YO" AND ALSO WROTE A NOTE SAYING SHE GETS SO ANGRY SHE WANTS TO STAB PEOPLE / WILL NOTIFY PARENTS, STUDENT DOES HAVE A THERAPIST / STUDENT IN RP'S OFFICE - ENR TO RESD W/ MOTHER - NEG ON PC 422. NEG ON 5585. CONSENT SEARCH OF RES WAS C4 JUV HAS NO ACCESS TO FIREARMS OR WEAPONS AT RES. - HAS A SAFE IN HIS ROOM WITH FIREARMS, FIREARMS ARE LOCKED AND SECURE IN SAFE.
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Stabbing — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/5/23 at 11:48:28 AM

Incident details:

6TH GRADER TOLD ANOTHER 6TH GRADER "BE PREPARED TO BE STABBED" - ENRT TO SPEAK TO FATHER - STUDENT WAS SEARCHED BY ADMIN, SPOKE TO FATHER, HE DENIED CONSENT SEARCH FOR STUDENTS ROOM
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/15/23 at 3:07:09 PM

Incident details:

PER CHIEF - STUDENT TOLD ANOTHER STUDENT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE HER DAD COME AND SHOOT A BOY AT THE SCHOOL / PER BRENT - REPORTED TO HIM THAT A STUDENT TOLD HIM THAT SAID SHE WAS GOING TO GET HER DAD TO SHOOT BRENT SPOKE TO SAID SHE DID HEAR SAY THAT / DID NOT REPORT IT TO ANYONE BUT SPOKE TO DENIED IT HAPPENED /PER IS ANOTHER WITNESS - BRENT HAS NOT SPOKEN TO HER YET - ADV'D PARENTS OF INC. PARENT BEGAN TO COUNSEL STUDENT IFO US AT THE RESD. DENIED WEAPON SEARCH BUT ADV'D GUNS LOCKED AND SECURED IN SAFE
More
Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 3:23:11 PM

Incident details:

INFORMATION FROM D04 - TEACHER SENT PHOTO OF DRAWING FROM STUDENT / WAS CONCERNED WHAT THE DRAWING MEANT / STUDENT - 95P2 REVIEWED PICTURE, ADV'D LOOKS LIKE A COMIC, NO THREAT / WILL WAIT FOR FURTHER FROM D04 AND CABINET - TEACHER AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND STUDENT HA BEEN C8623 4 COUNSELED / DOCUMENTATION ONLY AT THIS TIME
More
Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 10:06:04 AM

Incident details:

PER STUDENTS STATEMENTS, A STUDENT MADE A COMMENT, IN FRONT OF HIS CLASS, THAT HE FORGOT HIS CHROME BOOK FOR ANOTHER CLASS AND THE TEACHER GAVE HIM A WARNING, AND HE SAID "SHE PUT A PIPE BOMB UNDER MY DESK" PER BRETT THIS WAS ALL SAID IN A JOKING MANNER . - BRETT EBMEYER COPIES THAT 95C COPIES, HE JUST WANTED TO PASS THE INFO ALONG
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Vanguard Preparatory School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/22/23 at 1:24:47 PM

Incident details:

TODAY AT LUNCH TOLD ANOTHER STUDENTS THAT HE WAS GOING TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. ADV'D PROCTOR AND WAS TAKEN TO OFFICE. PER MS MARTINEZ, SHE ALREADY SPOKE TO AND HE ADV'D HER HE MEANT A BB GUN - PER JEANNETTE MARTINEZ, MOTHER ADV'D SHE OWNS A GUN, AND HER CORRECT ADDRESS- RP IS THE ONLY ADMIN ON CAMPUS TODAY AND WILL BE OUT OF THE OFFICEE SO HAVE UNIT ASK OR MS KATHY, STUDENT IS WITH HER - NEG ON 422, NO VICTIME, SPOKE TO JUVS MOTHER CONSENT TO SEARCH
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/27/23 at 12:30:32 PM

Incident details:

STEP STUDENT. HE WAS IN TROUBLE. STUDENT WAS RUNNING AROUND IN THE PARKING LOT, NOW IN THE LOBBY, HE TOLD PARA AND SECURITY, "I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY GUN" STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE A BACK. SCHOOL HAD TO LOCK THE GATES - WILL ADV CHIEF - PER 95C - P6 TO HANDLE WHEN HE CLEARS CODE - CALLED MIRANDA TO ADV OFFICER WOULD BE THERE IN APPROX 20 MIN. SHE ADV'D KATE IS ON THE PHONE W/PARENTS, SHE WAS ADV'D IF PARENTS COME TO SCHOOL, HAVE THEM WAIT FOR UNIT - MOTHER HAS 31 FOR 243E1, NEG WEAPONS. WITH HELD FTA - FATHER HAS 32M FOR .01 CENTS, FOR 14601, STATUS VALID, OWNS 2 GUNS - STUDENT LIVES WITH MOTHER, IN APPLE VALLEY - FATHER IS IN LUCERNE VALLEY - FATHER IS 97, AND CODE 4, STUDENT IS STAYING WITH FATHER IN LUCERNE VALLEY, 1 WILL BE FOLLOWING TO FATHERS HOUSE AT 24 FOR RESIDENCE CHECK
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/3/23 at 10:43:23 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT WAS HAVING A TANTRUM, AND SAID HE " I'M SO FUCKING PISSED, I'LL SHOOT UP THE FUCKING SCHOOL" - 95P4 SPEAKING TO STUDENT - ENR TO STUDENTS ADDR, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE CTC W/ PARENT - 4/6 ON CONSENT - CONSENT SEARCH WAS C4, NEG WEAPONS, MOTHER WAS ADV'D TO PICK UP STUDENT, HE WILL BE SUSPENDED
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/9/23 at 1:10:24 PM

Incident details:

REPORTED LIYO STUDENT MADE INSTAGRAM COMMENT THAT SHE WANTS TO SHOOT AND KILL OTHER STUDENTS. - REQ CHP ASSISTANCE TO ATL FATHER DENIED SEARCH - WILL BE A MATCH, THE DAUGHTER ADVD THAT THEY RECENTLY MOVED UP HERE FROM LOS ANGELES. PER CHP: NO GUNS AFS. - NEG ON 422 - SPOKE TO SEVERAL STUDENTS NONE FELT LIKE THEY WERE IN DANGER, STUDENT WAS COUNCELED, FATHER WAS AND DENIED CONSENT SEARCH, TO BE HANDLED AT ADMIN LEVEL
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/9/23 at 3:15:01 PM

Incident details:

MADE COMENTS REF WANTING TO SHOOT UP STUDENTS AND STAFF, STUDENT ALSO ADV'D HE WAS JUST KIDDING, PER KATE SWICK THIS STUDENT HAS MADE COMENTS LIKE THIS IN THE PAST - C4, SPOKE TO STUDENT AND MOTHER - ADMIN WILL BE WORKING WITH PARENT TO GET STUDENT PLACED IN A PROGRAM THAT IS A BETTER FIT FOR HIM
More
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Colton High School

Colton Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PC 422R Reported to Colton Police Department

5/26/23 at 10:04:28 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Ulysses Grant Elementary School

Colton Joint Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PC 422 Reported to Colton Police Department

4/21/23 at 10:00:19 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

THREATS Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

4/12/23 at 1:22:32 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

THREATS Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 10:25:54 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 8:00:30 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

3/30/23 at 11:41:21 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

4/4/23 at 9:44:54 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 8:14:57 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 9:13:24 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Almond Elementary School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

2/17/23 at 11:44:29 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Beech Avenue Elementary School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

THREATS Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 1:06:50 PM