Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb incidents

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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

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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 - Bomb — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/9/23 at 3:26:54 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ SUS CIR. 701 PHONE THREAT REC'D @ 1518 AT NORTH SWITCH BOARD . FEMALE VOICE "I'M CALLING TO MAKE A BOMB THREAT", CALLER ID SHOWED . NO ANSWER ON CALL BACK/ WENT TO VOICE MAIL. REQ ADDITIONAL UNIT. NO MATCH IN SYNERGY ON // INFORMATION FORWARDED TO CONT 1 AND CONT 2 POSS RELATED UID\
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/3/23 at 2:27:14 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REC'D 10/21 FROM ' MAILING OR BRINGING A BOMB TO SCHOOL TOMORROW". NO MATCH ON 10/21 # IN SYNERGY. D21 CALDERON IS RESEARCHING. M1 PENA 10-15 W// @ 1525 UID
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Mariana Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/24/23 at 12:09:18 PM

Incident details:

POSTED IN A TEXT THREAD THAT HE "WAS GOING TO BOMB THE SCHOOL" / PARENTS BROUGHT IN PICTURE OF THE TEXT THREAD / BRINGING TO OFFICE NOW / 95C COPIES - UTL ON PARENT, NEG CHL SINCE 2020 - WILL BE 98 FROM MARIANA, STUDENT IS C4 W/STAFF, ENRT TO AVHS TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER STUDENT ON THE FEED - PER 95P6 ALSO MADE A THREAT ON THE THREAD STATING HE WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP MARIANA - 95P6 IS C4, SEARCHED AT SCHOOL, WILL BE ENRT TO ADDRESS - PER MARIANA RAMIREZ, KIM LASKO IS REQ SUPPORT, MOM IS ON HER WAY TO PICK UP STUDENT, SHE WAS AT A DOCTORS APPT. - W/PARENT, 4/6 ON CONSENT SEARCH - ALICIA @ AVHS ADV'D, WILL PASS MESSAGE - KIM LASKO ADV'D OF UPDATE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/17/23 at 11:39:24 AM

Incident details:

TEACHER OVERHEARD STUDENT SAID HE HAD A GUN AND A BOMB / STUDENT ADV'D HE WAS JUST JOKING / STUDENT IN OFFICE / NO SEARCH DONE YET - NEG ANY WPNS, WILL BE ENR TO HOME ADDR - CHECKS C4. NO ACCESS TO WPNS
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Marshall Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

BOMB THREAT - DO NOT AIR (S.O.P. 12A) Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

03/03/2023

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Mira Mesa High School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

BOMB THREAT - DO NOT AIR (S.O.P. 12A) Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

02/23/2023

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Montgomery Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

BOMB THREAT - DO NOT AIR (S.O.P. 12A) Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

05/17/2023

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Scripps Ranch High School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

BOMB THREAT - DO NOT AIR (S.O.P. 12A) Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

05/03/2023

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BOMBTHRE - BOMB THREAT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 12:22:34 PM

Incident details:

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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/17/23 at 10:42:18 AM

Incident details:

RP reporting student made threats to several adults about going to blow up the school and was going to beat them up. He said there are firearms at home and he talks about guns a lot. 422 occured on Thursday and he was suspended. 422s were said again today. Parents have not been notified but site 1 will call. Student is currently in class now.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — New Vision High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/17/23 at 4:20:38 PM

Incident details:

STU POSTED ON INSTAGRAM ASKING WHO WANTS TO INSTALL BOMBS AT THE SCHOOL. STU LIVES IN MANTECA USE TO GO TO LATRHOP DISTRICT WHICH IS WHY THEY GOT THE CALL. OFFICER SPOKE WITH STU AND HE ADMITTED HE POSTED IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY. STUDENT NAME IS ADDRESS .GOES TO NEW VISION DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT SCHOOL HE WAS REFERRING TO. WILL BE FORWARDING TO MANTECA PD FOR POSSIBLE CONTACT.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Pulliam Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 7:30:32 PM

Incident details:

RP ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, ADVISED HE RECIEVED A TXT MESSAGE AN HOUR AGO STATING "I'M GOING TO BLOW UP YOUR SCHOOL TOMORROW." NO OTHER TXTS. PHONE NUMBER RELATED TO THAT TXT IS
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Stockton Early College Academy School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BOMBTHRE - BOMB THREAT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/25/23 at 10:34:38 PM

Incident details:

SPD REC'D CALL FROM MALE. ADVD HIS DAUGHTER WAS ONLINE PLAYING A GAME, AND IN THE CHAT ROOM OF THE GAME, 2 SUBJ'S (1) .. (2) .. WERE SHARING PLANS OF 928A .. BOMBING OR SHOOTING UP THE SCHOOL AT 349 E VINE, SECA .. DIDN'T STATE WHEN OR EXACTLY HOW .. SPD DIDN'T GET ANY FURTHER INFO AND ADVD THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE CONTACTING HIM SHORTLY .. SPD DIDN'T GET HIS DAUGHTERS NAME ... CONTACT AT
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Victory Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 3:03:55 PM

Incident details:

*COLD STATED AT 1320 HOURS YESTERDAY 02/15/23* GRADE STUDENT THREATENED TO BLOW UP SCHOOL GRADER. HE MADE "MR.PANOLA AND MS.TATE ARE GOING TO GET IT. I AM NOT GOING TO COME TO SCHOOL BECAUSE I AM GOING TO DO SOMETHING. I AM GOING TO BLOW THIS PLACE UP" PARENT IS SPANISH SPEAKING, PARENT WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE COMING DOWN TO THE SITE TO SPEAK WITH STAFF. STUDENT IS ABSENT TODAY. STUDENT MADE THIS STATEMENTS TO ANOTHER STUDENT
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Ridgeview Middle School

Visalia Unified School District, Tulare County

1089 Reported to Visalia Police Department

1/19/23 at 11:47:10 AM