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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346
Incidents reported
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76
Police Departments
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188
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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 chart not displayed if there is only one subcategory)

Incident Logs

displaying 151 - 175 records in total 346
Serious

Welfare Check — George Washington Carver Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/2/23 at 10:14:00 AM

Serious

Welfare Check — Greentree Elementary School

Irvine Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

1/26/23 at 11:28:00 AM

Serious

Welfare Check — Manuel Esqueda Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 1:49:00 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Monte Vista Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/21/23 at 2:42:00 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/5/23 at 7:54:00 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Romero-Cruz Academy School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:04:00 AM

Serious

Welfare Check — Romero-Cruz Academy School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 2:37:00 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/15/23 at 11:29:00 AM

Serious

Welfare Check — Segerstrom High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/31/23 at 1:31:00 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

WELFARE Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 3:41:00 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Granite Oaks Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

WELFARE - REPORT TAKEN Reported to Rocklin Police Department

2/15/23

Serious

Welfare Check — Granite Oaks Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

WELFARE - ASSISTED Reported to Rocklin Police Department

4/18/23

Serious

Welfare Check — Rocklin High School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

WELFARE - ASSISTED Reported to Rocklin Police Department

4/30/23

Serious

Welfare Check — Spring View Middle School

Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County

WELFARE - ASSISTED Reported to Rocklin Police Department

3/27/23

Serious

Welfare Check — Mountain View High School

San Jacinto Unified School District, Riverside County

CWELFA Reported to San Jacinto Police Department

4/7/23 at 1:35:33 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Elk Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

ASO_WELCK Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

3/11/23 at 9:47:00 AM

Incident details:

ANIMAL IMPOUND
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Welfare Check — Elk Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

ASO_WELCK Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

6/27/23 at 2:23:00 PM

Incident details:

ADVISED
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Welfare Check — Pleasant Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

PERSON_WELCK Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

3/31/23 at 2:54:00 PM

Incident details:

INFORMATION RECEIVED
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Welfare Check — Pleasant Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

PERSON_WELCK Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

4/10/23 at 12:21:00 PM

Incident details:

ADVISED
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Welfare Check — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

WELCK Reported to Folsom Police Department

6/21/23 at 12:04:48 AM

Serious

Welfare Check — John F. Kennedy High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

981 (WELFARE CHECK) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

1/24/23 at 12:15:25 PM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious

Welfare Check — Luther Burbank High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

981 (WELFARE CHECK) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

5/5/23 at 2:05:42 PM

Incident details:

CANCEL
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Welfare Check — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

WELCK - WELFARE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 9:59:46 AM

Incident details:

[EDIT] FORMER STUDENT CAME TO THE SCHOOL ASKING FOR HELP, SAID HE IS LOST / STS MALE IS COHERENT, POSS HAS A DISABILITY / DOESN'T SEEM UNDER THE INFLUENCE / MALE SITTING ON BENCH IFO THE SCHOOL, WMA LSW RED SWEATSHIRT, BLK PANTS / REQ OFFICER FOR WELCK
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Welfare Check — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

WELCK - WELFARE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/24/23 at 5:46:11 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT ADVD P2 THAT HER MOTHER JUST KICKED HER OUT. - CTC PARENT AND HAVE HER RESPOND OR WE CAN CTC THE SHERIFF FOR A CPS REPORT. - SPOKE W/ MOTHER WHO ADVD SHE WAS NOT KICKED OUT - STS DAU HAS BEEN GETTING INTO TROUBLE - CELLPHONE WAS TAKEN AWAY BY MOM AND LAPTOP WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL STS RIGHT NOW FOR NOT LISTENING AND KEEP TAKING LATOPS SHE WAS TOLD TO WASH DISHES AS SOON AS SHE CANME HOME FROM SCHOOL - DAU REFUSED TO DO HER CHORES AND WAS THE DISHES AND TAKE OUT THE RECYCLES - MOTHER TOLD HER SHE NEEDED TO STAND OUT FRONT AND COME BACK IN THE HOUSE WHEN SHE IS READY FOR HER CONSQUES AND WASH THE DISHES - [EDIT] - MOTHER PICKED UP THE JUVIE
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Serious

Welfare Check — Granite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

WELCK - WELFARE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/10/23 at 7:37:31 AM

Incident details:

95P6 ADV'D 95S1 REF WELCK ON EMPLOYEE - PER RP TO 95P6, RP STATED SHE RCV'D TEXT MSGS FROM WIFE, STATING THAT HE WANTED TO LIGHT HIMSELF ON FIRE [EDIT], RP ADV ONGOING ISSUES W/JC 6 AND HIS WIFE - 95P7 RESPONDED TO WELCHK AT GRANITE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AND Z67.09 9 CONDUCTED WELCHK
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