Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Welfare Check (346)

Welfare Check incidents

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

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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 126 - 150 records in total 346
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Welfare Check — Bonita High School

Bonita Unified School District, Los Angeles County

WELFARE CHECK Reported to La Verne Police Department

4/24/23 at 12:35:39 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Muir K-8 School

Long Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

CKWEL Reported to Long Beach Police Department

2/3/23 at 11:31:00 AM

Incident details:

Chk Welfare
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Welfare Check — Muir K-8 School

Long Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

CKWEL Reported to Long Beach Police Department

3/3/23 at 3:57:00 PM

Incident details:

Chk Welfare
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Welfare Check — Polytechnic High School

Long Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

CKWEL Reported to Long Beach Police Department

2/17/23 at 10:02:00 AM

Incident details:

Chk Welfare
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Welfare Check — La Merced Intermediate School

Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County

CKWELF Reported to Montebello Police Department

3/2/23 at 7:17:21 PM

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Welfare Check — La Merced Intermediate School

Montebello Unified School District, Los Angeles County

CKWELF Reported to Montebello Police Department

3/15/23 at 11:45:02 AM

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Welfare Check — John Muir High School

Pasadena Unified School District, Los Angeles County

CHKWEL(CHECK WELFARE) Reported to Pasadena Police Department

5/24/23 at 9:42:17 PM

Incident details:

NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED/RESOLV ED
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Welfare Check — San Marino High School

San Marino Unified School District, Los Angeles County

WELFAREH - HOMELESS WELFARE CHECK Reported to San Marino Police Department

3/13/23 at 7:04:00 AM

Incident details:

RP CALLED TO REPORT A MALE SUBJECT IS LAYING IN THE CENTER MEDIAN APPEARS TO BE A TRANSIENT. NFD
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Welfare Check — Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Madera Unified School District, Madera County

CHECK WELFARE Reported to Madera Police Department

1/19/23 at 12:13:00 PM

Incident details:

Report
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Welfare Check — Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Madera Unified School District, Madera County

CHECK WELFARE Reported to Madera Police Department

3/27/23 at 8:31:00 AM

Incident details:

Administrative
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Welfare Check — Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Madera Unified School District, Madera County

CHECK WELFARE Reported to Madera Police Department

5/17/23 at 1:09:00 PM

Incident details:

Unfounded
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Welfare Check — Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Madera Unified School District, Madera County

CHECK WELFARE Reported to Madera Police Department

6/9/23 at 12:57:00 PM

Incident details:

Checked
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Welfare Check — Tamalpais High School

Tamalpais Union High School District, Marin County

WELCK Reported to Mill Valley Police Department

1/19/23 at 11:27:56 AM

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Welfare Check — Mammoth High School

Mammoth Unified School District, Mono County

FLAG Reported to Mammoth Lakes Police Department

1/28/23 at 7:22:45 AM

Incident details:

Officer initiated activity at Sierra Park Rd, Mammoth Lakes. AT PARKING LOT FOR A WELFARE CHECK ON A WHITE VAN COVERED IN SNOW . . Disposition: Call Serviced.
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Welfare Check — Savanna High School

Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County

CKWEL (CHECK THE WELFARE) Reported to Anaheim Police Department

3/9/23 at 2:39:54 PM

Incident details:

CHECKED OKAY
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Welfare Check — Fullerton Union High School

Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Orange County

WELCK (WELFARE CHECK) Reported to Fullerton Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:48:15 AM

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Welfare Check — Fullerton Union High School

Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Orange County

WELCK (WELFARE CHECK) Reported to Fullerton Police Department

5/31/23 at 1:05:39 AM

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Welfare Check — Troy High School

Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Orange County

WELCK (WELFARE CHECK) Reported to Fullerton Police Department

3/18/23 at 3:11:14 PM

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Welfare Check — Santiago High School

Garden Grove Unified School District, Orange County

925W Reported to Garden Grove Police Department

2/9/23 at 9:03:58 AM

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Welfare Check — Santiago High School

Garden Grove Unified School District, Orange County

925W Reported to Garden Grove Police Department

5/27/23 at 10:26:50 AM

Incident details:

925W. NEAR SANTIAGO CROSSWALK ... SUBJ WAS FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND, RPS MOTHER [redacted] MOVED HIM OVER TO THE CURB AND IS NOW SITTING DOWN ... DOESNT THINK MEDICS ARE NEEDED, . . SUBJ IS [redacted] SAYS HE IS OK AND HAS A SCRAPE ON HIS KNEE ... M/H, 30s, WHIT SHIRT, BLK SHORTS, NEG WPNS CODE 30 23030327 subj goa. patrolled the area
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Welfare Check — Los Alamitos High School

Los Alamitos Unified School District, Orange County

WELF - WELFARE CHECK Reported to Los Alamitos Police Department

1/28/23 at 11:45:26 PM

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Welfare Check — Los Alamitos High School

Los Alamitos Unified School District, Orange County

WELF - WELFARE CHECK Reported to Los Alamitos Police Department

3/15/23 at 1:49:26 PM

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Welfare Check — Corona del Mar High School

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE CHECK Reported to Newport Beach Police Department

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

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Welfare Check — Horace Ensign Intermediate School

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE CHECK Reported to Newport Beach Police Department

4/7/23 at 2:41:47 PM

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Welfare Check — Adams Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/17/23 at 10:55:00 AM