Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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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.

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Incidents reported
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87
Police Departments
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328
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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 Threats

Incident Logs

displaying 626 - 650 records in total 716
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Victory Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 12:32:57 PM

Incident details:

RP stated stu sent an Instagram photo to of a picture of a gun staying you will live another day. mother picked him up but is still at school.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Victory Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 2:22:38 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 1 advised a student made threats to bring a weapon and "shoot a classmate"
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Weber Institute School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 12:59:57 PM

Incident details:

*COLD* RP/ site one advised a student is posting guns on IG with the statement "I am coming for somebody". Another one was "participating this year" Investigation has been done as far as posible as a student involved is not on campus today.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Wilhelmina Henry Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/26/23 at 4:18:14 PM

Incident details:

*COLD OCC'D 1000-1100 HOURS* RP (PARENT) REPORTED _UNSELECTED_ GRADE STU UNKNOWN LAST NAME STATED TO OTHER XJ'S THAT HE WAS "GOING TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL AND SHOOT ALL THE MEXICANS" "I HATE MEXICANS". THIS INFORMATION WAS RELAYED TO WHO INFORMED THE RP THAT THE STUDENT WAS TALKING ABOUT A TV SHOW AND VIDEO GAMES. SUBJ HAS A GRUDGE WITH TWO _SELECTED_ J'S. RP'S CHILD DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO GO TO SCHOOL. RP ALSO STATED SUBJ HAS A GRUDGE AGAINST STUDENTS BY THE FIRST NAME OF AND WHICH STU MENTIONED HE WOULD SHOOT. RP WAS ADVD OF THE INCIDENT BY HER CHILD.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Wilhelmina Henry Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 1:18:32 PM

Incident details:

Franklin student made criminal threats towards 2 Henry students over Instagram live.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — John C. Kimball High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

422R-THREATSRPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

6/26/23 at 11:07:00 AM

Incident details:

RP WORKS FORTUSD//STUDENTS PARENT ALLEGING ONE OF THE COACHES SLEPT WITH THE THEIR COUSINS WIFE //THREATENING TO COME TO SCHOOL TO PISTOLWHIP THE COACH // CALLED FROM [redacted] CALLER ID SHOWED [redacted] // COACHES NAME [redacted]
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — John C. Kimball High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

422R-THREATSRPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

6/29/23 at 10:59:00 AM

Incident details:

SECOND HAND IOFO FROM DISTRIC TO RP OF A STUDENT THAT MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT SHOOTING UP THE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER STUDENT-THEN SAID IT WAS A JOKE AND HE ONYL HAS A WATER GUN - STUDDENT CURRENTLY IN THE OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

422R-THREATSRPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

1/26/23 at 4:14:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

422R-THREATSRPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/3/23 at 2:10:00 PM

Incident details:

RP REQ AND SRO, ADV THERE WAS A 415 BTWN STUDENTS AND ONE STUDENT MADE A THREAT TO SHOOTTHE OTHER STUDENT. SUSP IS STILL IN CLASS, THE VIC IS IN THE OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066C - SUSP INCIDENT Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/28/23 at 12:54:00 PM

Incident details:

RP'S DAUGHTER TEXTED HIM AND TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RUMOR OF A SHOOTING IN AN HOUR .. NO NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. DAUGHTER TOLD THE PRINCIPAL
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Serious Violent

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

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415J-DISTURB JUVMISC Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/8/23 at 11:26:00 AM

Incident details:

A STUDENT CAUSING MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE SCHOOL - [redacted] - HES IN THE MAIN OFFICE FOR CONTACT - HIS BACKPACK HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO HE WENT TO THE LIBRARY ASKING FOR MILITARY BOOKS, HE WAS THE USING HIS GLASSES TO SYMBOL A GUN, AND YESTERDAY DURING A FIRE DRILL - HE PULLED HIS BEANIE OVER HIS FACE AND USED HIS GLASSES AS A GUN TO SCARE PEOPLE DURING THE DRILL
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

422R - THREATS RPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/8/23 at 4:13:00 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT [redacted] CAME INTO THE OFFICE AND ADV ANOTHER STUDENT THREATENED TO COME TO SCHOOL WITH A GUN AND SHOOT THEM, ALSO ADV HE HAS SHOWN A GUN ON HIS INSTAGRAM LIVE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

422R - THREATS RPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/10/23 at 10:34:00 AM

Incident details:

REQ CRO -STUDENT -- [redacted] -- DOB -- [redacted] REPORTED ANOTHER STUDENT -- [redacted] -- [redacted] -- FOR SAYING SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF MY MOM DOESNT LIKE YOUR MOM AND WILL SHOOT HER -- [redacted] IS NOT ON CAMPUS TODAY -- [redacted] -- [redacted] - MOM -- [redacted]
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Serious Violent

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

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/25/23 at 1:50:00 PM

Incident details:

REQ XPAT FROM 1410-1445 HOURS DUE TO AN INC WHERE A STUDENT WAS APPROACHED WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL - 664/211 WHERE SUBJ'S STATED THEY HAD A GUN/KNIFE AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO EMPTY HIS POCKETS REQ XPAT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
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Serious Violent

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

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/26/23 at 1:50:00 PM

Incident details:

REQ XPAT FROM 1410-1445 HOURS DUE TO AN INC WHERE A STUDENT WAS APPROACHED WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL - 664/211 WHERE SUBJ'S STATED THEY HAD A GUN/KNIFE AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO EMPTY HIS POCKETS REQ XPAT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
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Serious Violent

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

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/27/23 at 1:50:00 PM

Incident details:

REQ XPAT FROM 1410-1445 HOURS DUE TO AN INC WHERE A STUDENT WAS APPROACHED WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL - 664/211 WHERE SUBJ'S STATED THEY HAD A GUN/KNIFE AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO EMPTY HIS POCKETS REQ XPAT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
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Serious Violent

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

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/28/23 at 1:50:00 PM

Incident details:

REQ XPAT FROM 1410-1445 HOURS DUE TO AN INC WHERE A STUDENT WAS APPROACHED WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL - 664/211 WHERE SUBJ'S STATED THEY HAD A GUN/KNIFE AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO EMPTY HIS POCKETS REQ XPAT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
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Serious Violent

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

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/29/23 at 1:50:00 PM

Incident details:

REQ XPAT FROM 1410-1445 HOURS DUE TO AN INC WHERE A STUDENT WAS APPROACHED WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL - 664/211 WHERE SUBJ'S STATED THEY HAD A GUN/KNIFE AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO EMPTY HIS POCKETS REQ XPAT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Arroyo Grande High School

Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County

PC422 THREATS Reported to Arroyo Grande Police Department

5/25/23 at 1:58:00 PM

Incident details:

PC422 THREATS
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

THREATS REPORT Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

4/25/23 at 2:46:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Half Moon Bay High School

Cabrillo Unified School District, San Mateo County

THREATS REPORT Reported to San Mateo County Sheriff

4/21/23 at 1:03:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Andrew P. Hill High School

East Side Union High School District, Santa Clara County

422-CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to San Jose Police Department

2/17/23 at 9:19:28 AM

Incident details:

422 PC CRIMINAL THREATS
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Andrew P. Hill High School

East Side Union High School District, Santa Clara County

422-CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to San Jose Police Department

3/27/23 at 11:04:09 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — August Boeger Middle School

Mount Pleasant Elementary School District, Santa Clara County

422-CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to San Jose Police Department

3/9/23 at 9:25:44 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — William Sheppard Middle School

Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, Santa Clara County

422-CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to San Jose Police Department

3/13/23 at 1:06:43 PM

Incident details:

422 PC CRIMINAL THREATS
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