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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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 51 - 75 records in total 716
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Arvin High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/24/23 at 8:37:52 AM

Incident details:

DEAN MILLER REQ OFFICER FOR 422. SUBJ THREAT TO SHOOT UP/BOMB THE SCHOOL. ARVIN IS MAKING CONTACT W/ARVIN PD. AHS WENT ON SECURE LOCKOUT AT 0847 / LOCKOUT LIFTED 0938
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Bakersfield Adult School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/11/23 at 8:14:09 AM

Incident details:

D72 COLLIER BAS REGISTRAR RECVD THREAT CALL. CHECK IF NUMBER RETURNS TO SOMEONE IN RIMS/SYNERGY. .1. NEG ON MATCH. RELATED TO 23-0616
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/30/23 at 1:34:31 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ AOD UID DV HER SNAPCHAT ACCOUNT WAS HACKED, UNK MALE DEMANDING $100 OR WILL SEND HER PRIVATE PHOTOS TO PUBLIC. CFS 23-19809
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 1:58:49 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ C-8 FOR 422 UID.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/21/23 at 10:48:09 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 W/1 DEAN'S OFFICE. POSS 626.10 / NEG ON 626.10 RP UID OVERHEARD BOYS TALKING/LAUGHING ABOUT POSTING "DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY" ON SNAPCHAT. REVIEWING VIDEO.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/21/23 at 3:35:06 PM

Incident details:

STEFFANIE AT CONT 2 ADV THEY RCVD CALL FROM DAVID COUCH. MALE VOICE CALLED HIM AND THREAT TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL W/AN AR 15 BECAUSE HE LOST HIS JOB AND WILL SHOOT AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, PHONE NUMBER WAS . D12 PADILLA ADVISED SCHOOL LET OUT. NEG ON LOCKOUT/LOCKDOWN, No further at this time, Our incident #/ is 23-34625. Lockout by BHS Admin @ 1545
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 4:30:17 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA ON STUDENT'S WAY TO 5TH PER RP UID .S APPROACHED BY UNKN STUDENT THAT SAID "DON'T COME TO SCH TOMORROW, CUZ I'M GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCH". RP REPORT TO TEACHER 6TH PER, MR GOLDIN. REVIEWING VIDEO ATL SUSPECT. POSS SUSPECT UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/9/23 at 12:51:35 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/1 IN DEANS OFFICE FOR 422 UID &
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 11:14:20 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5150 AND POSSIBLE 701/422. UID MET CFS ENTERED AT 1123 CFS #23-73380
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:58:21 AM

Incident details:

D12 10/6 IN THE DEANS OFFICE ON POSSIBLE 701 FIRST OF 'ABLE TO COPY LAST UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/27/23 at 10:45:19 AM

Incident details:

BHS DEAN REQ ROVER FOR POSSIBLE 701. UID 5 STU IN DEAN'S OFFICE. 11-98 W/ DEAN.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/5/23 at 6:53:41 AM

Incident details:

BPD CFS 23-85835. Officers are responding to a report of threats of a shooting call. RPs 15yr old daughter UID who attend BHS saw an Instagram post from "] advising that on . hrs when the bell rings that unknown subjects will shoot up the high school. It is unclear whether the post was meant for BHS or another school, as the post doesn't specify a school name.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 8:41:41 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/1 IN OFFICE FOR 701 UID CODE 4
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/21/23 at 4:34:25 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS AND D18 MATT CALVILLO ER TO CHS FOR A 701 REPORT THAT WAS TURNED IN AFTER SCH TODAY
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/3/23 at 12:11:22 PM

Incident details:

DEL ORO/ CONSTELATION STUDENT . RP IS TERESA UID ER, FIRST DAY BACK FROM SUSPENSION, AND IS IN ROOM 321 MAKING VERBAL THREATS TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/25/23 at 4:58:05 PM

Incident details:

CONTI CALLED - REC'D 10/21 @ 1614 FROM "LINES FOR LIFE" /KELLY VANTETTE 503-575-3761 SUSPECT CALLER APPEARED TO HAVE A MALE VOICE, BUT SHE BELIEVES HE WAS USING A VOICE CHANGER. "I THOUGH ABOUT SHOOTING UP THE SCHOOL 2 WEEKS AGO, BUT I AM IN ROUTE TO EAST NOW TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL". GOOGLE PHONE # : EAST ACTIVITIES TONIGHT ARE SOCCER/BASKETBALL/ BAND/WKF
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 4:30:10 PM

Incident details:

CONT 1 ER TO EAST - REC'D A 10/21 FROM NATIONAL SUICIDE HOT LINE FROM AN INTERNET PHONE # SUBJ STATED HE PLANTED SEVERAL BOMBS A EAST HS. SUCIDAL PERSON WHO MADE CALL NATIONAL SUICIDE HOTLINE RP 512-472-4357 RELATED TO PRIOR CASE 23.01 16 ON 1/25 /2023
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/25/23 at 2:50:27 PM

Incident details:

D15 MARK CALVILLO ADV HE IS 10-6 ON 422 POSSIBLE 626. POSSIBLE UID :
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/26/23 at 8:14:25 PM

Incident details:

M5 BARKER ER FOOTHILL FOR 701 RP ' SUBS (
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/2/23 at 1:18:08 PM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS CODE 8 FOR 701 UID ( AND UID
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 8:05:39 AM

Incident details:

D17 ROBBINS 10/6 ON 701 FOR FOOTHILL STUDENT HEARD RUMOR OF POSSIBLE SHOOTHILL AT FOOTHILL. ENTERED SPRIGEO ALERT
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/30/23 at 2:26:07 PM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS REPORT OF SUBJ W/AIRSOFT GUN AT FOOHILL. MALE WEARING GRAY SWEATSHIRT, DARK PANTS, DARK BACKPACK. FLED IN UNK DIRECTION.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/23/23 at 11:01:40 AM

Incident details:

We have a call for service (23-14977) at Frontier High School to CTW of student , home address s. CPS Social Worker Danette Hipp 556-0429 advised she received a text msg from this student stating he was being threatened by his foster mom's son. Is this student at school today? CHECKING W/SCH
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 9:26:37 AM

Incident details:

D18 MATT CALVILLO CODE 8 FOR 242/422 THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY 4/17/23 VICT UID SUS UID NEG ON 10/39
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Golden Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/21/23 at 2:12:24 PM

Incident details:

POINTED AT STUDENT. D19 HAISLIP AWARE OF SPRIGEO ALERT POSS GUN
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