Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Weapon - Fake Gun 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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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Argonaut High School

Amador County Unified School District, Amador County

JUVPROB - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Jackson Police Department

2/23/23 at 12:03:59 PM

Incident details:

GUN & JUV IN RP'S OFFICE CAMPUS. RP/VP STATES 15 YOJM BROUGHT AIRSOFT GUN ON
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/23/23 at 12:02:20 PM

Incident details:

KCSO CALLED TO GIVE INFO. THEY ARE IN ROUTE TO CYPRESS CIRCLE FOR A VICTIM OF BB GUN SHOOTING, FEMALE HIT IN THE NECK PARENT DELCINED KCSO REPORT. CONT 1 ATC W/ FAMILY FOR UPTATED DESCRIPTION. VEH IS WHITE NEWER SUV CIRCLING EAST HS. UNKN PLATE. NO FURTHER INFO AVAIL AT TIME OF CALL
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Oak Street Elementary School

Inglewood Unified School District, Los Angeles County

417PC - POSSESSION OF A GUN/KNIFE Reported to Inglewood Unified Police Department

6/5/23 at 12:56:00 PM

Incident details:

The above school site contacted school police to advise that the student named above had a BB-gun in his back pack a report will done from the above named safety assistant.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Mira Costa High School

Manhattan Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Reported to Manhattan Beach Police Department

6/30/23 at 8:24:00 AM

Incident details:

Dispatch received a call regarding students pointing a red nerf gun at passing vehicles. Officers made contact with the involved party. No arrests were made.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Adams Middle School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

911 - 911-MEET WITH... Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

2/13/23 at 1:21:09 PM

Incident details:

HAVE A UNIT RESPOND TO THE LOC AND 911 STAFF TOP TALK TO JUVIE WHO BROUGHT A LIGHTER TO SCHOOL THAT LOOKS LIKE A GUN. HAVE UNIT RETRIEVE THE LIGHTER AND DO INC REPT ORIG RP: ANTHONY TORONTO W/RBUSD - HE IS ON SCENE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Santiago High School

Garden Grove Unified School District, Orange County

F42 Reported to Garden Grove Police Department

6/1/23 at 1:05:42 PM

Incident details:

SHS Airdrop toy gun. No threat
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Cyril Spinelli Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 2:13:01 PM

Incident details:

TWO TAN PANTS, OTHER GREY SHIRT WITH BLUE SHORTS NAMED . STUDENTS SHOOTING AT CARS WITH A AIR/BB GUN
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Grant Union High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/21/23 at 10:20:50 AM

Incident details:

RP ADV 2 STU IN WHITE DENALI TRUCK SHOOTING AIR SOFT PELLETS OUT OF VEH //STAFF & 2 CSS OFFCIERS ARE WITH STUDENTS NOW, STU STILL IN VEH , THEY WONT GIVE UP AIR SOFT GUN //WHITE DENALI TRUCK MAIN LOT BY GYM //, //NO MEDICAL ATTN NEEDED
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 10:40:41 AM

Incident details:

STAFF CONFISCATED A ZORBEES GUN FROM A STUDENT // IN MAIN OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 1:00:49 PM

Incident details:

TWO STUDS FIRE BB GUN IN CLASSROOM NO INJURIES// REQ ASSIST WITH POSS STUD EXPULSION//STUD
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 4:41:06 PM

Incident details:

STUD SHOT AIR PELLET GUN DURING BASKETBALL GAME AND DOWN HALL//POSS SHOT AT ANOTHER STUD // NO MEDICAL NEEDED// RAN OFF G ST TOWARD DRY CREEK SCHOOL FROM FRONT OF CAMPUS// NO LONGER ON CAMPUS// STAFF DID NOT WANT REPORT TAKEN JUST INFO ONLY
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Wilson C. Riles Middle School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 2:45:14 PM

Incident details:

Officer is assisting staff with searching a student for pssibly having a BB gun. A parent reported her daughter got hit by a bb yesterday 01/19/2023 and said she saw in the area . Student does not have any injury
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Wilson C. Riles Middle School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/27/23

Incident details:

RP ADV POSS AIR SOFT GUN ON CAMPUS // STU IN CLASS RM 420 //STAFF BRINGING STU AND BACKPACK TO OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/7/23 at 8:17:22 AM

Incident details:

Per DOS // AVHS had a toy gun brought to school today. Admin have the toy and the student that had it in their backpack. They also have the student who brought it and provided it to the other student. Admin will continue their investigation and Zoce is working on a basic notification for families (as students did see it and reported it) and will share with Brian/Cabinet before it's sent out.
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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

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 - 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 - 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 - Fake Gun — Alexander Hamilton Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/22/23 at 2:20:12 PM

Incident details:

RP states student states he is going to bring a BB Gun to school. Staff is doing a threat assessment .
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — August Knodt Elementary School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FPROP - FOUND PROPERTY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:23:45 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTED STUDENT A BB GUN AND BB'S TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY 02/15/23. STUDENT WAS SUSPENDED 5-DAYS AND IS PENDING EXPULSION. RP HAS THE PROPERTY.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — El Dorado Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BRANDISH - BRANDISHING Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:23:39 AM

Incident details:

COLD 417. RP REPORTING THAT AN GRADE EL DORADO STUDENT BRANDISHED A FIREARM AT HER TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE ALSO EL DORADO STUDENTS. INCIDENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL AT THE MCDONALDS ON HARDING. RP WAS A WITNESS TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUSPECT'S MOTHER CONTACTED THE RP AND TOLD HER THAT THE FIREARM WAS FAKE. SUSPECT STUDENT AT SCHOOL TODAY BUT HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY SCHOOL ADMIN ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. RP IN OFFICE AWAITING CONTACT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Kennedy Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 12:15:10 PM

Incident details:

Regarding safety of student Site 2 Rp called mother to inform her that her son is walking in the neighborhood with a BB gun. Mother said everybody in my neighborhood does that and said site 2 was racial profiling and mother got upset. RP requested documentation in case something happens later.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 3:55:38 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 2/ (x 5704 cell) 2/1/23 14:20 grade student from Hamilton walked over during dismissal at Monroe and started shooting an Orbeez gun into the crowd. The Hamilton student then passed it to grader from Monroe who started shooting another student whom they are having issues with and that student's younger siblings ( grade). A total of 3 students (2 from Hamilton) were responsible for shooting 16 students. 4 students were physically hit with the Orbeez. The Hamilton student then stated next time he would bring "An Orbeez gun that looks real, and shoot all you all!". Site 2 has contacted administration of Hamilton, and the involved Monroe students have been given a 5 day suspension. The parents of the involved students have been contacted. The incident was witnessed by the CSA, grade counselor, site administration and the RP. They will be making contact tomorrow about an hour prior to end of school to request an officer. Jen was advised. Site 2 will be supplied the incident number for her records via email.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FPROP - FOUND PROPERTY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/7/23 at 6:02:17 PM

Incident details:

RP REQ'S OFFICER TO PICK UP A CO2 PELLET GUN THAT WAS CONFISCATED FROM A STUDENT .. RP WILL BE IN THE OFFICE FOR CONTACT
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Pittman Charter School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 1:18:09 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTED STUDENTS SAID STU BROUGHT A CONFIRMED TOY GUN TO SCHOOL. RP WISHED FOR US TO RESPOND AND SPEAK WITH STU, I CONFIRMED WITH SUPERVISORS AND THIS WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE POLICE RESPONSE. RP GIVEN INCIDENT NUMBER. ADMIN WILL BE CONTACTING PARENTS AFTER WE DISCONNECTED. HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE INITIAL RP STUDENTS PARENTS TO ADVISE IT WAS A TOY GUN.
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