Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Armed Robbery (3) Assault w/ Deadly Weapon (39) Shots Fired (13) Stabbing (2) Weapon - Ammo (7) Weapon - Bow and Arrow (1) Weapon - Fake (3) Weapon - Fake Gun (25) Weapon - Gun (63) Weapon - Knife (41) Weapon - Other (6) Weapon - Taser (5) Weapon - Unfounded (3) Weapon - Unknown (234)

Weapons incidents

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

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445
Incidents reported
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68
Police Departments
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228
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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 Weapons

Incident Logs

displaying 226 - 250 records in total 445
Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

WEAPON - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/7/23 at 10:58:14 AM

Incident details:

ENR TO H2 - ORANGE LINE TIP FOR REF POSS KNIVE IN POCKET THREATENING TO STAB SOMEONE - CAN YOU SEND P4 FOR SEARCH - JUV WAS DETAINED WHILE WALKING TO PE NEAR A6 - NEG KNIFE ON PERSON OR IN PROPERTY. WILL BE UNFOUNDED
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Serious Non-Violent

Weapon - Unfounded — Granite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

CODEG - POSSIBLE SUBJ ON CAMPUS WITH GUN Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/27/23 at 10:33:08 AM

Incident details:

ENRT W/ADMIN TO F703, TEACHER O/HEARD STDENTS SAYING THAT A STUDENT POSS HAS A GUN IN HIS BACKPACK - IT'S ACTUALLY 2 STUDENTS. ESCORTING THEM TO THE OFFICE - BOTH PARTIES ARE DETAINED, NO FIREARMS FOUND - GHHS Student jokingly said his friend in class had a gun his backpack which was overheard by a teacher who notified admin via email. No threat towards the school. School admin handling the discipline.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Mariana Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

COUN - COUNSELING Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/8/23 at 11:03:03 AM

Incident details:

REQ OFFICER TO COUNSEL THREE 6TH GRADERS THAT MADE A FAKE GUN USING CARDBOARD, DUCTAPE AND PENCILS - 10-8. STUDENTS COUNCELED
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Serious Violent

Stabbing — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 2:18:20 PM

Incident details:

RP'S SON STABBED BY ANOTHER STUDENT WITH A PENCIL / OCCR'D 2/15 - UPSET THAT THE NURSE DID NOT ADVISE HER OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WHEN SHE RECEIVED A CALL REF HIS INJURY THAT DAY / RP HAS NO DESIRE TO SPEAK TO THE SCHOOL ABOUT THIS INC. SAID THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING / RP WANTS TO REPORT THAT HER SON GOT ATTACKED THAT DAY - PER 95P4 - SHERIFF HANDLED, WAS UNFOUNDED - PER 95C - GET SHERIFF LOG, HAVE P4 CALL PARENT AND ADV OF THE SHERIFF'S FINDNGS- NEG 21 CTC, WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Phoenix Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

MANGUN - SUBJECT WITH A GUN Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/24/23 at 2:47:40 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT TOLD SECURITY ADULT MALE DRESSED IN ALL CAMO W/ MASK ON AND GUN IN HAND ON WHICHITA IFO THE LOWER CAMPUS NEAR THE MPR / NO VISUAL AT THIS TIME / MALE ON FOOT / 95C COPIES - KENDLE ADVD REF LOCKDOWN - 95C ENTERING FROM LOWER CAMPUS - P2 IF YOU WANT TO START ON UPPER AND WE WILL SWEEP IT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Weapon - Unfounded — Rancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 7:46:45 AM

Incident details:

TEXT SENT TO SOME PARENTS. IN SPANISH" RUMORED THREAT TO RANCHO VERDE" SENT OUT THE 17TH. MESSAGE SENT FROM 60710, PARENT ADV'D THAT SEVERAL PARENTS HAD CALLED THE SCHOOL, AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY THREAT TO THE SCHOOL - SPOKE TO ZOE/PIO , SHE IS THE ONE WHO SENT OUT THE NOTIFICATION TO THE PARENTS. STUDENTS WERE GOING TO GO ON A FIELD TRIP AND A SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT STARTED GOOGLING GUNS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST BEARS. THE TEACHER CAUGHT THE STUDENTS LOOKING THIS UP. OTHER STUDENTS THEN STARTED A RUMOR THAT THIS STUDENT WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL. ALL INVESTIGATIONS WERE HANDLED BY ADMIN AND NO SCHOOL POLICE WAS CALLED FOR THIS INCIDENT, JOE CRANSTON REQUESTED THIS NOTIFICATION TO BE PUSHED OUT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Ammo — Rancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 4:45:23 PM

Incident details:

found live round at rancho ver - code 4, round collected for booking.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Rancho Verde Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 4:55:06 PM

Incident details:

Knife located on campus. - property collected for booking
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Rio Vista School of Applied Learning School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/26/23 at 11:02:20 AM

Incident details:

REPORTED TO KELLY POFF LAST NIGHT THAT STUDENT TEXTED SAYING THAT PUSHED HIM AND THAT IF HE WANTS TO FIGHT HE'LL "BRING SOMETHING IN MY BACKPACK" AND SENT PICTURE OF AIR SOFT GUN / VAS BROUGHT INTO OFFICE THIS MORNING AND FOUND AN AIR SOFT GUN IN HIS BACKPACK/ WILL BE SUSPENDED AND PARENTS ARE ENR TO SCHOOL - UNITS WILL BE ENRT FOR CONSENT SEARCH
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Bow and Arrow — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/16/23 at 10:09:06 AM

Incident details:

PTY SHOOTING A BOW AND ARROW, WHITE MALE, LONG DRK HAIR 50 YDS BEHIND SCHOOL, NOT POINTING TOWARDS THE SCHOOL - PUT SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN UNTIL C4 - PTY HAS IT IN HIS RIGHT HAND - PTY DROPPED THE BOW AND ARROW - PER CHP - CODE 30 - CODE 4 - LIFT LOCKDOWN - PTY WAS ADV'D NOT TO SHOOT BOW AND ARROW DURIING SCHOOL HRS IN THE FIELD - PTY WAS RELEASED, NEG RIPA CONSENTUAL ENCOUNTER
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

COUN - COUNSELING Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/13/23 at 11:45:11 AM

Incident details:

BROUGHT PLASTIC GUN TO SCHOOL, REQ OFFICER TO PICK UP AND COUNSEL STUDENT / DID NOT MAKE A THREAT
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/10/23 at 4:01:02 PM

Incident details:

BROUGHT POSS KNIFE TO SCHOOL / WAS SHOWING IT TO OTHER STUDENTS / STUDENT NO LONGER AT SCHOOL / REQ OFFICER TO PICK UP KNIFE AND POSS DO HOME VISIT - PER SB439 - DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA OF A CRIME - CREATE FU CALL FOR OFFICER CTC TOMORROW FOR COUNSELING SESSION - BOOKING FOR SAFEKEEPING
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/12/23 at 10:51:20 AM

Incident details:

BROUGHT KNIFE TO SCHOOL / 3IN BLADE / DID NOT THREATEN ANYONE / STUDENT IN OFFICE - PER 95SI JIAVE 95P4 RESPOND IF NOT 10-6 -- 95P4 COPIES F1563 10:57:34 6 95P4 DISP.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 9:06:46 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT - 1000038694 - POSS HAS A KNIFE. IN OFFICE NOW BUT STUDENT IS 415V / STUDENT IS KNOWN TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN THE PAST. WORRIED COULD GET OUT OF HAND / HAS NOT BEEN SEARCHED YET AND REQ'G ASSISTANCE - PER SUE, 2 KNIVES, IN LORDES OFFICE - PER SUE, STUDENT IS SCREAMING AND CRYING IN VPS OFFICE - NEG ON A CRIME DUE TO CHILDS AGE, 95P7 WILL 23 FOR TRANSPORT
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

COUN - COUNSELING Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 1:18:00 PM

Incident details:

MARCOS CLARK WILL BE CALLING FOR AN OFFICER TO RESPOND TO A STUDENTS RESIDENCE FOR COUNSELING. STUDENT WAS LOOKING UP BB GUNS AT SCHOOL - STUDENT DIDN'T MAKE A THREAT - LOOKING UP B B GUNS, THERE HAS BEEN HISTORY W/STUDENT, TRYING TO MAINSTREAM STUDENT FROM AE CLASSES - NEG CONTACT AT RESIDENCE, WILL ATTEMPT 21 - NEG CONTACT VIA 21 WILL FU THURSDAY - TRIED TO CALL MARCOS F1563 17 BACK, NO ANSWER
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

MANGUN - SUBJECT WITH A GUN Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/20/23 at 9:34:30 AM

Incident details:

OCCR'D 3-14-12
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Ammo — Yucca Loma Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FOUNDP - FOUND PROPERTY Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/7/23 at 1:13:20 PM

Incident details:

STUDENTS BROUGHIT IN LIVE ROUND THAT THEY ARE SAYING THEY FOUND ON THE LUNCH TABLES / REQ PICK UP IN THE OFFICE - BOOK EVIDENCE - PROPERTY BOOKED
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.1 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

3/10/23 at 12:38:53 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.1 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

3/27/23 at 10:51:07 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

WEAPON Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

2/2/23 at 9:12:35 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Almeria Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.1 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

4/3/23 at 8:19:40 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Citrus Elementary School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

GUN Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 1:42:24 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.1 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 10:22:10 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.1 Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

2/8/23 at 12:01:48 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

WEAPON Reported to Fontana Unified Police Department

3/3/23 at 12:17:57 PM