Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Kern County

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3202
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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

Incident Logs

displaying 2476 - 2500 records in total 3202
Serious Non-Violent

Warrant / Parole / Missing Check — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/29 - WANTS/WARRANTS/PAROLE/MISSING CK Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/4/23 at 3:07:35 PM

Incident details:

D35 REQ 10-29 ON UID
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Special Detail / Assignment - Extracurricular / Graduation — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SPEC - SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/6/23 at 5:59:45 PM

Incident details:

D45 VALDEZ AND D44 WELLS WORKING VISTA'S PROM AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL (1830-2300)
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/8/23 at 8:17:45 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE STAFF PLOT 1 @ WEST NISSAN UTL ON CROSSING TO STUDENT/STAFF
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/8/23 at 1:54:18 PM

Incident details:

ASST. PRINCIPAL AT OLLIVIER MIDDLE REPORTS THAT A 7TH GRADER TOLD HER TEACHER THAT THEY GOT A PHONE CALL AT HOME ABOUT A SHOOT OUT TO TAKE PLACE AT WEST. STUD DOES NOT KNOW WHO CALLED OR WHO WILL DO SHOOT OUT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Warrant / Parole / Missing Check — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/29 - WANTS/WARRANTS/PAROLE/MISSING CK Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/9/23 at 9:31:20 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ 10-29 ON UID -
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/9/23 at 3:46:43 PM

Incident details:

M1 PENA TSTOP AT NEW STINE/SURREY LN. CA : REY BMW. CITED.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/6 - 10/6 ON SUBJECT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 11:55:21 AM

Incident details:

M2 EMBREY 10/6 AT WEST HS.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 12:12:50 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ TO SEE IF MET AVAILABLE. INQUIRY SENT TO CONT 2 - MET REQUEST CANCELED AT 1237
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 2:33:53 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CODE 8 FOR TITLE 9 CALLED BY ADMIN INTO BPD UID CFS ENTERED FOR CFS # TO RERFERENCE ON AOD REPORT 23-0813 BPD CFS 23-89705
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Patrol — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 3:03:41 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP AND M2 EMBREY AT WEST FOR EXCUSE TIME.
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Serious Non-Violent

Drug Sales - Unknown — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

11375(B) - POSSESS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR SALE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/11/23 at 3:22:43 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CODE 8 FOR 11357(B) REQ 10-39 FOR STUD.
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/16/23 at 8:32:11 AM

Incident details:

M2 RMRRRY F WHITE TOYOTA CITED
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/18/23 at 3:28:06 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWERNCE IS CODE 6 W/ 415 IN PLOT.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/19/23 at 9:40:42 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD. UID'S
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/25/23 at 8:13:15 AM

Incident details:

BRANDY AT WEST REQ OFFICER FOR 701 REPORTED TO CONT 2 LAST NIGHT. 3 STUDENTS ON SNAPCHAT, ONE SAID HE WAS BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL ON THURS. RP IS PARENT OF OTHER STUDENT IN SNAP CHAT. SUSP UID RP PARENT OF UID BPD 23-99727
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Patrol — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/25/23 at 2:43:09 PM

Incident details:

WEST ADMIN REQ OFFICER THEY JUST HAD 415 IN THE BATHROOM, AND ANTICIPATE RETALIATION 415 AFTER SCH. EXCUSE TIME/ 1523.
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Athlete / Sports — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MED - MEDICAL AID Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/7/23 at 9:44:38 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ MED AID FOR UNKNOWN SITUATION. WILL BE RESPONDING TO CLASS W9. HAVE AMBULANCE RESPOND TO FOOTBALL FIELD ENTRANCE AND SECURITY WILL MEET. 16-17 Y/O F PASSED OUT. POSSIBLE HEART ISSUE. UID
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

911 - 911 CALL Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/9/23 at 11:31:33 AM

Incident details:

TOT CONT 2 - OPEN 911 CALL FROM FJORD PLOT. HEARD YELLING, THEN LAUGHING. SITREP
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Serious Non-Violent

Warrant / Parole / Missing Check — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/29 - WANTS/WARRANTS/PAROLE/MISSING CK Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/28/23 at 10:52:10 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10-29 UI!
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Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

245 - ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/29/23 at 2:55:24 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP PASSERBY REPORTED 245 NEAR WEST HIGH AT CA/NORIEGA. D19 AND D35 LAWRENCE ER. M3 WILL BE ON CAMERAS.
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Follow Up — Wingland Elementary School

Standard Elementary School District, Kern County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/30/23 at 8:30:23 AM

Special Detail / Assignment — Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

SPEC - SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/3/23 at 8:58:19 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES ON SPEC AT WALLACE ELEM
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/2/23 at 11:58:31 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES ER TO WALLACE ELEM ON ERSKINE RD SIDE 10/6 W/ INV ; RD
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Woodrow Wallace Middle School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

626F - POSSIBLE FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/22/23 at 8:48:53 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES RESPONDING TO WALLACE MID SCH FOR POSS 626 F. STAFF HAS SEPERATED THE STUDENT FROM HIS BELONGINGS. 10/23 FOR CONT 1 TO BACK. I WILL CONFIRM FIRST
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Follow Up — Zephyr Lane Elementary School

Fairfax Elementary School District, Kern County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/13/23 at 1:00:20 PM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON AT ZEPHYR LANE ELEMENTARY FOR FU.
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