Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media incidents

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

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Incidents reported
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Police Departments
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School Districts
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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 1 - 13 records in total 13

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaBakersfield 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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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaBakersfield 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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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaHighland 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 7:07:56 AM

Incident details:

Base rec'd a text message (attached) @ 1051 of a screen shot of a possible 701 for Highland High on Monday that was on Snapchat and Facebook. Base forwarded the screen shot to Cont 2. Cont 2 advised they were investigating. BPD CFS #23-42812. FWD'D CONT 2 CFS / call info to D1 and D21 @ 1127 last night . PER BPD DEEMED TO BE HIGHLAND HS IN LANCASTER AND HANDLED BY LASO May have been reported to BPD already per an Instagram post that is going around. It is supposedly on Facebook as well.
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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaHighland 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 2:44:47 PM

Incident details:

FATHER OF UID CALLED AND REPORTED A INSTAGRAM THREAT THAT A KID WOULD KILL HIS DAUGHTER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE TWO HAVE EXCHANGED MESSAGES. DAD INFORMED DEAN'S OFFICE BUT FELT THEY DIDN'T TAKE IT SERIOUS AND WANTS POLICE DEPT TO HANDLE. M2 EMBREY REQ ADD UID POSSIBLE UIC
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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaFrank D. Parent TK-8 School

Inglewood Unified School District, Los Angeles County

THREATS Reported to Inglewood Unified Police Department

3/6/23 at 10:50:00 AM

Incident details:

The principal contacted the school police chief regarding a social media threat that she believes is cause for concern. 4U-30 is responding to investigate and the campus safety assistant will take the report.
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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaGranite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 11:07:11 AM

Incident details:

CREATE CALL AT GHHS. WILL W/ FURTHER / DOCUMENT PLT (ABOVE) - TINA MEAD (ORINGAL RP) - [redacted] AND [redacted] WERE IN 415F LAST WEEK, BOTH WERE SUSPENDED, BOTH ARE SPED STUDENTS. MOTHER WAS MADE AWARE BY ANOTHER PARENT OF A LIVE STREAM FACETIME WITH AND SEVERAL OTHER STUDENTS. WAS MAKING VAGUE THREAT ABOUT GETTING REVENGE AND WANTING TO BREAK [redacted]'S BONES IN THE BATHROOM? WAS STATING HE WANTD TO FIGHT AGAIN AND WANTED TO HURT HIM - STUDENT WAS JUST JOKING BECAUSE HE WAS UPSET. STUDENT STATED HE WAS MOT GOING TO HURT THE OTHER STUDENT. DID NOT MEAN HIS COMMENT. WAS COUNSELED AND GRANDMOTHER WAS ADV'D / SCHOOL TO HANDLE FURTHER / SPOKE TO MOTHER OF [redacted] AND ALL PARTIES WERE ADV'D
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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaSitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

COUN - COUNSELING Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 1:48:39 PM

Incident details:

PER MR KALINICH, 2 STUDENTS WHO USE TO BE FRIENDS. HAD A FALLING OUT REF SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MOTHER. AND SAID. "IF I SHOOT WILL I BE IN THE WRONG AT HOME" , REQ OFFICER TO COME SPEAK TO STUDENT, NO ACTUAL THREAT WAS MADE, THIS STATEMENT WAS O/HEARD BY ANOTHER STUDENT. STUDENT WAS SEARCHED NOTHING FOUND. 95SI COPIES - 95P6 OUT W/PARENT - SER#[redacted] GLOCK 23 40 CAL. - CONSENT SEARCH CHECKED C4, MOTHER'S FIREARM LOCKED AND SECURED. JUV WAS COUNSELED AT SCHOOL.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaLa Mesa Arts Academy School

La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, San Diego County

422 Reported to La Mesa Police Department

3/16/23 at 12:17:43 PM

Incident details:

Threats to school posted on Snapchat
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaEdison High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/13/23 at 10:28:53 AM

Incident details:

instagram threat
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaHarrison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 10:52:26 AM

Incident details:

RP/ site 2 advised that student v) has been receiving social media threats from student (s)] and her sister , who is not an SUSD student. The threats include social media threats sister of student state they will"kill her" they want to fight, sharing addresses to meet up to fight. RP has screen shots and video recordings of the threats. RP has been unable to reach parents of Both parties are currently in office.
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Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaRoosevelt Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 9:38:39 AM

Incident details:

RP is parent reporting that another parent made threats toward RP daughter via social media video. threatens to fight at school and picks on her. is daughter of Parent who made threats toward currently at school
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social MediaWeber 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 - Social MediaWilhelmina 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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