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)

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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.

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Incident Logs

displaying 201 - 225 records in total 537
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 8:57:00 PM

Serious Violent

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

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 4:12:00 PM

Serious Violent

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

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/19/23 at 3:27:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Sierra Preparatory Academy School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/9/23 at 10:38:00 AM

Serious Violent

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

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:14:00 PM

Serious Violent

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

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/4/23 at 4:13:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 2:05:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

422 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/10/23 at 10:59:00 AM

Serious Violent

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

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

422R-THREATS REPORT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/15/23 at 3:01:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — George A. Buljan Middle School

Roseville City Elementary School District, Placer County

THREATS CALL Reported to Roseville Police Department

2/10/23 at 3:40:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Chester Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

THREAT Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

2/6/23 at 3:29:06 PM

Incident details:

CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL RP REPORTS STUDENT INDEXTED REPORTED SHE WAS THREATED BY ANOTHER STUDENT - SGT REPORTS CONTACTING VICTIMS MOTHER, NEG CHILD ABUSE, NEG 422 PARENT AWARE OF ONGOING HARRASMENT - PARENT REFFERED TO VICTIM WITNESS
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Quincy Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

THREAT Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

2/5/23 at 12:25:59 PM

Incident details:

QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RPTS STUDENT MADE A THREAT VIA SNAPCHAT TO HARM OTHER STUDENTS - JUVI INDEXED - THREATED TO RETALIATE AGAINST STUDENTS WHO "SNITCHED ON HIM" IN PREVIOUS INCIDENT ON 2/3/23 - DEP ADV CONTACTED RP - DEP ADV SUSP MADE SNAPCHAT STATEMENT "ANYONE WHO SNITCHED ME OFF WILL REGRET IT AND WISH THEY HAD NEVER DONE IT" - DEP ADV NEG CRIMINAL THREATS, SCHOOL TO HANDLE
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Serious Violent

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

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

THREATS Reported to Folsom Police Department

3/28/23 at 10:45:38 AM

Serious Violent

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

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

THREATS Reported to Folsom Police Department

5/24/23 at 11:26:40 AM

Serious Violent

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

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

THREATS Reported to Folsom Police Department

3/13/23 at 8:22:56 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Cyril Spinelli Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:25:38 PM

Incident details:

STUD THREATENED TO KILL TEACHER & ANOTHER STUDENT TODAY IN CLASS ... IS AT HOME SUSPENDED & PARENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED ...
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Cyril Spinelli Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:25:38 PM

Incident details:

STUD THREATENED TO KILL TEACHER & ANOTHER STUDENT TODAY IN CLASS ... IS AT HOME SUSPENDED & PARENTS HA VE BEEN ADVISED …
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Serious Violent

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

Elverta Joint Elementary School District, Sacramento County

422R Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 11:20:41 AM

Incident details:

STAFF FILED A CPS REPORT FOR A STUD APPROX A \VEEK AGO AND NOW MOM, MEGAN CARPENTER [redacted] IS SENDING THREATENING MSGS TO STAFF COURTNEY OLSON [redacted] WHO IS NOW IN FEAR FOR HER SAFETY
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Foothill Ranch Middle School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/16/23 at 12:45:00 PM

Incident details:

MOM ADVS DAUGHTER .. IS BEING THREATEN BY STU ON SOCIAL MEDIA. DAUGHTER HAD ALTERCATION AT LUNCH TODAY W STUD WAS ABLE TO LEAVE ALTERCATION AND CONTACT ADMIN. ADMIN AWARE OF INCID AND SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS ... SOCIAL MEDIA MSG" I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS ON MONDAY ... POST WAS LAST WEEK. R/P UPSET AND REQD TO PRESS CHARGES
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Frederick Joyce Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/10/23 at 12:21:29 AM

Incident details:

GAGGLE THREAT TYPE: VIOLENCE // JOYCE STUD // P/G FATHER PIRZADA, SHABIR [redacted] // THREAT MADE BY JOYCE STUD TO //ORIGINAL FILE IN ATTACHMENTS
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Serious Violent

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

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 5:36:20 PM

Incident details:

APPROX 12 AGO APPROX 5 JUVS WERE ON SITE PLAYING BASKETBALL INCLUDING THEY WERE ASKED TO LEAVE AND RET AT 1815HRS WHEN ALL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WAS OVER// THEY DID NOT COMPLY RIGHT AWAY BUT DID EVENTUALLY LEAVE THEN A WOMAN IDENTIFYING HERSELF AS THE MOTHER OF THE JUVS BECAME CONFRONTED R/P AND CALLED HER 'BITCH' AND AS SHE WALKED AWAY YELLED BACK THAT IF R/P CALLED ANYONE SHE WOULD "BEAT HER ASS"
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Grant Union High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/6/23 at 11:11:15 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT [redacted] GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH [redacted] LAST WEEK AND IS NOW RECEIVING THREATENING MESSAGES FROM 18 Y/O FEMALE NON-STUDENT (RUIZ, CRYSTAL). V1 SENT HOME FOR THE DAY.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Grant Union High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/23/23 at 2:18:29 PM

Incident details:

FIGHT OCCURRED 03/15/2023 BETWEEN 5 FEMALES & 1 MALE ... MALE HIT A FEMALE STUDENT SO NOW FEMALE STUDENT'S FAMILY IS THREATENING MALE STUDENT ... FEMALE ... FAMILY HAS SHOWED UP AT THE SCHOOL WAITING FOR BUT HE WAS NOT AT SCHOOL THAT DAY SO THEY LEFT .... VICITM'S FAMILY DOES KNOW THAT STUDENT SERVICES CALLED TRPD .... STUDENT SERVICES WILL BE SENDING SCREENSHOTS & A VIDEO OF THE FIGHT, ONCE DISPATCH RECEIVES ITEMS IT WILL BE ATTACHED ... RUDY PUENTE ADV RP TO CALL
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Grant Union High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 9:48:49 AM

Incident details:

ADMIN RECVD INFO FROM STAFF ALLEN, SHANEA [redacted] .. ALLEN ADVS RIP THAT A FORMER STALKER MADE THREATS TO COME TO THE SCHOOL AND DO HARM TO HER. ALLEN DOES NOT BELIEVE THE SUBJ IS IN CALIFORNIA .. RIP DOES NOT HA VE DESP OR NAME OF THE SUBJ. UNK IF ANY REST ORDER STILL ON FILE. STAFF DID HA VE RIO ON SUBJ BEFORE. ALLEN IS AT WORK TODAY FOR OFFICER TO CONTACT AND GET MORE INFO
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Serious Violent

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

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:50:07 PM

Incident details:

PER STAFF A PARENT NAMED KECI HATTEN WENT TO HIGHLANDS SCHOOL AND TOLD HER TWO DAUGHTERS HAD PERMISSION TO BEAT UP ANOTHER STUDNET NAME . HATTEN SAID SHE WWANTS TO BEAT UP THE STUDNETS MOM. SHE ALSO TOLD HER DAUGHTERS IF THEY DON'T BEAT UP THE STUDNET SHE IS GOING TO BEAT HER DAUGHTERS ASS
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