Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Threats incidents

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

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716

Incidents reported
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87

Police Departments
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328

Schools
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89

School Districts
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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 126 - 150 records in total 716

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherJacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

3/16/23 at 8:18:41 AM

Incident details:

YESTERDAY A STUDENT WHO IS ABSENT TODAY THREATENED ANOTHER STUDENT- WERE TRANSPORTED TO THERE RESIDENCE AFTER I WAS UNABLE TO PICK THEM UP. STATED HIS FRIEND SENT A TEXT SAYING IF I WAS A MURDERER I WOULD KILL YOU. WAS NOT THREATENED BY THE TEXT AND TOOK IT AS A JOKE. BOTH PARENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE INCIDENT
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherJacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

4/20/23 at 2:18:43 PM

Incident details:

THREATENED TO BRING GUN TO SCHOOL - BASED ON A RUMOR CIRCULATING FOR 8 DAYS STUDENT ALLEGED SHOOTING UP THE SCHOOL IN FRONT OF ENTIRE CLASS. NO LONGER A THREAT. NO CRIME.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherJacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

4/21/23 at 1:17:23 PM

Incident details:

STRUCK OTHER STUDENT WITH TENNIS RACKET THIEN THREATENED HIM. VICTIM AND MOTHER NOT DESIROUS OF PROSECUTION. HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherJacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

422 - TERRORIST THREATS Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

4/28/23 at 2:10:12 PM

Incident details:

POINTED AT STAFF WITH OBJECT AND MADE GUNFIRE NOISES. DOES NOT MEET JUST THREAT PER EDUCATION CODE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherJacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

5/1/23 at 12:18:24 PM

Incident details:

422 R/Incident initiated at Jacobsen Middle School - WROTE LETTER THREATENING 949 14 SOCIAL WORKER BUT DID NOT SHOW TO SOCIAL WORKER AND 15 DOES NOT POSSESS PRESENT ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THREAT. DOES 16 NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR PC 422. WILL CONDUCT FURTHER FOLLOW 17 UP WITH GUARDIAN AND STAFF
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherJacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

5/2/23 at 2:02:18 PM

Incident details:

MADE STATEMENT' TIF WILL BRING GRENADE TO SCHOOL DUE TO BEING HARRASSED BY STUDENTS ARE IN 6TH GRADE NFI - UPON BEING MOCKED BY ANOTHER STUDENT THREATENED TO BRING A HAND GRENADE TO SCHOOL. APPEARS TO BE AN EMOTIONAL OUTBURST ONLY. WAS ALREADY CRYING PRIOR TO BEING ADVISED OF MY INVOLVMENT. DETERMINED THAT DOES NOT INTEND TO CARRY OUT ANY SUCH ACT.
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Serious Violent

Unfounded ThreatTehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

2/21/23 at 11:29:51 AM

Incident details:

STATEMENTS MADE BY DID NOT CONSTITUTE CRIMINAL THREATS. BOTH PARTIES COUNCELED. 18 WHO WAS THE RP WAS NOTIFIED OF ACTION BY VOICEMAIL.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherTehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

3/14/23 at 11:34:41 AM

Incident details:

INF REQUESTING TO EMAIL PHOTOS TO SRO RE POSS SCHOOL SHOOTING VIA TEXTS, 911A VIA 10-21 - reported to school staff that texted with a factitious Tik Tok account, threatening to kill her by bashing her head with a hammer. School staff conducted an investigation and provided officers with written statements from both along with multiple witnesses. Staff observed all of social media accounts and confirmed the factitious account was not created by stated she did not write any texts regarding any assault towards or has any plan to harm Staff advised officers a student who secks attention and possible created the factitious account her self to get _UNSELECTED_ in trouble. Upon further investigation no the factitious threat has no validity.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherTehachapi High School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

SRD - SCHOOL RESOURCE DUTY Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

5/8/23 at 8:59:28 AM

Incident details:

INF IS SECURITY AT LOC AND WAS THREATENED BY STUDENT, INF HAS VIDEO AVAIL, NFI - POSTED VIDEO ON TIK TOK WHICH SHOWED 949 13 REPORTING PARTY'S PICTURE WHILE PLAYING A POPPY SOUNDING 14 SOUND WITH THE LYRICS OF I WILL SEND AN ARMY AFTER YOU OR 15 SOMETHING SIMILAR. DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR PC
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherAvenal High School

Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Kings County

Threats Reported to Avenal Police Department

5/15/23 at 1:16:29 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherAvenal High School

Reef-Sunset Unified School District, Kings County

Threats Reported to Avenal Police Department

5/16/23 at 1:03:50 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherCorcoran High School

Corcoran Joint Unified School District, Kings County

Terrorist Threats Reported to Corcoran Police Department

5/22/23 at 1:50:18 PM

Incident details:

No Action Taken
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherCorcoran High School

Corcoran Joint Unified School District, Kings County

Terrorist Threats Reported to Corcoran Police Department

5/25/23 at 8:11:38 AM

Incident details:

Assisted
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherCorcoran High School

Corcoran Joint Unified School District, Kings County

Terrorist Threats Reported to Corcoran Police Department

5/25/23 at 9:30:47 AM

Incident details:

No Action Taken
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Serious Violent

ThreatLiberty Middle School

Lemoore Union Elementary School District, Kings County

422R Reported to Lemoore Police Department

4/7/23 at 3:54:41 PM

Incident details:

Crime Report
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Serious Violent

ThreatLiberty Middle School

Lemoore Union Elementary School District, Kings County

422R Reported to Lemoore Police Department

4/12/23 at 8:05:18 AM

Incident details:

10-8
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherAlhambra High School

Alhambra Unified School District, Los Angeles County

422R THREATS Reported to Alhambra Police Department

5/3/23 at 12:16:44 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherMarguerita Elementary School

Alhambra Unified School District, Los Angeles County

422R THREATS Reported to Alhambra Police Department

5/24/23 at 1:38:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - ShootingAzusa High School

Azusa Unified School District, Los Angeles County

SUSPICIOUS CIRC Reported to Azusa Police Department

5/26/23 at 10:29:18 AM

Incident details:

SCHOOL RECEIVED A CALL FROM A MALE ADULT STATING SOMEONE IS GOING TO BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL AND THEN HUNG UP NFI. CAMPUS SAFETY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WELL BE CLEARING IN A SECOND AND HEAD OVER.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherBell Gardens Intermediate School

Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County

422 CRIM THREAT Reported to Bell Gardens Police Department

1/26/23 at 1:00:30 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherBell Gardens Intermediate School

Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County

422 CRIM THREAT Reported to Bell Gardens Police Department

5/12/23 at 2:01:49 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - ShootingBell Gardens Intermediate School

Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County

422 CRIM THREAT Reported to Bell Gardens Police Department

5/18/23 at 12:20:16 PM

Incident details:

On 5/12/2023, at approximately 1230 hours, a BGI Student, [redacted], informed Jose that another student, later identified as [redacted] was targeted on Social Media (Instagram). [redacted] told Jose that she was in a group chat on Instagram and she learned that a former student, [redacted] made statements about shooting [redacted] at the Bell Gardens Fair. While on campus, I viewed [redacted] phone and I discovered, on 05/12/2023, the Instagram group chat, included [redacted] Instagram Username: [redacted]. [redacted] stated in the group chat that he wanted to cause harm to [redacted] stated "there might b a shooting at the fair bcs of us" and it's either I die or [redacted] dies, N I ain gon die today tf". Further [redacted] stated "Ik so today he's gonna die, right in front of his family" and "I'm tryna stab da foo I wanna watch him die slowly". [redacted] also claimed to be a member of WES13, a gang in Bell Gardens. During my investigation, I contacted [redacted] and she told me the following in summary: On 5/12/20 at approximately 1230 hours, [redacted] viewed statements from an Instagram group chat . [redacted] stated that her ex-boyfriend, [redacted] (Instagram Username: [redacted], commented in the group chat stating that he wanted to cause harm to another BGI student, [redacted]. [redacted] then notified [redacted] and BGI Administration. At approximate! 23 hours, Sergeant Cano #570 and I went to [redacted] residence, located at [redacted] . However, [redacted] was not at his residence. At approximately 1630 hours I contacted [redacted] via telephone and requested him to come to the BGPD Station. At approximately 1720 hours, Officer Brown and I contacted [redacted] at the BGPD Station and he told us the following in summary: On 05/12/2023, at approximately 1230 hours, [redacted] was on campus when he was informed by his classmate, [redacted], that he was targeted on Social Media (instagram). [redacted] stated that [redacted] was in an Instagram Group Chat with a former BGI Student, [redacted]. Throughthe Instagram Group Chat, [redacted] stated that he wanted to shoot [redacted] at the Bell Gardens Fair located at Ford Park. [redacted] informed me that he feared for his life and safety and that he was desirous of prosecution. [redacted] believed that [redacted] would use a firearm or knife to cause harm to him. It should be noted, during our contact with [redacted] Officer Brown interviewed [redacted] separately. See Officer Brown's supplemental report. At approximately 1759 hours, Officer Brown and I went to [redacted] residence, located at [redacted]. We were unable to locate [redacted] and we were also unable to contact him via telephone. [redacted]
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - ShootingBell Gardens Intermediate School

Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County

INCIDENT REPORT Reported to Bell Gardens Police Department

5/24/23 at 10:12:50 AM

Incident details:

RPl told me on 5/24/23, at approximately 0940 hours, he looked through the text messages in his phone and saw a text from an unknown number. The text was from [redacted] which RP1 advised was not a number familiar to him. The text read "Don't go to school tomorrow, I'm shooting it up". It should be noted the text was received on 5/23/23 at 1950 hours. RPI stated he did not see it until this morning because his phone died the previous night and it was charging. I reviewed the text message and confirmed the information provided by RPI. RPI said he messaged his friends and asked them if they received the same message. None of RPl's friends received any threatening texts or knew anyone who would have sent the text. I spoke to [redacted] and [redacted] inside the principal's office as well. Both students told me they did not receive any t reatening messages and did not know who would have sent them. RPl told me he plays video games with a friend [redacted] (NFD) online. RPl has never met [redacted] but stated [redacted] was the kind of friend who would "prank" people by sending inappropriate messages. RP1 could not provide any more information about [redacted]. Officers attempted to call the number that was listed in the message, however, the line would not connect. It should be noted the 208 area code is from Idaho and believed to be a fictitious phone number. Based on the vague threat, as well as a lack of any potential suspects, this report is being generated for documentation purposes. There are no credible threats at this time.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherSuva Elementary School

Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County

422 CRIM THREAT Reported to Bell Gardens Police Department

3/17/23 at 11:14:36 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / OtherBeverly Vista Middle School

Beverly Hills Unified School District, Los Angeles County

THREATS Reported to Beverly Hills Police Department

6/29/23 at 5:14:00 PM

Incident details:

RPT -1
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