Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Kern County

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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 1201 - 1225 records in total 3202
Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/3/23 at 1:09:25 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/ 1 DETAINED FOR 626.10 UID AFFIRM ON BPD MISSING/ BPD 2340861
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 7:07:56 AM

Incident details:

Base rec'd a text message (attached) @ 1051 of a screen shot of a possible 701 for Highland High on Monday that was on Snapchat and Facebook. Base forwarded the screen shot to Cont 2. Cont 2 advised they were investigating. BPD CFS #23-42812. FWD'D CONT 2 CFS / call info to D1 and D21 @ 1127 last night . PER BPD DEEMED TO BE HIGHLAND HS IN LANCASTER AND HANDLED BY LASO May have been reported to BPD already per an Instagram post that is going around. It is supposedly on Facebook as well.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 10:34:29 AM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ CODE 8 FOR 701 AT HHS IN A BATHROOM UID ADDITIONAL UID
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 12:27:11 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 ON 422 UI
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/7/23 at 9:29:29 AM

Incident details:

21 CALDERON UID ( 29/HIM
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Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/7/23 at 3:30:52 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/1 CITED AND RELEASED TO PARENT.
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/9/23 at 2:55:57 PM

Incident details:

Calderon D21 is working baseball at Highland
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/14/23 at 2:48:21 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/1 UID CK PROB
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/15/23 at 3:27:17 PM

Incident details:

Matt Calvillo D18 is working volleyball at Highland NOTE - D18 WAS NOT ON DUTY TODAY. WILL BE GOING 10/8 TONIGHT FOR VOLLEYBALL AT HHS
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Serious Non-Violent

Car Accident - Non-Injury — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

902 T - NON- INJURY TRAFIC ACCIDENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/16/23 at 9:03:01 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON REPORT OF 902 T IN THE FOOTBALL STADIUM LOT UNK ON INJUREIS ER
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/16/23 at 12:01:08 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON. 10/6 W/1 IN MY OFFICE CODE 4 UID
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Special Detail / Assignment - Extracurricular / Graduation — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/16/23 at 4:40:44 PM

Incident details:

Calderon D21 is working a play at Highland
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Special Detail / Assignment - Extracurricular / Graduation — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/17/23 at 4:10:18 PM

Incident details:

Calderon D21 is working a play at Highland
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Provide Transportation — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/14 - TRANSPORT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/22/23 at 2:16:49 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/14 W/ 1 FROM HHS TO BEG MI 69.8@ 1416 UID
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Special Detail / Assignment — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/23/23 at 3:52:05 PM

Incident details:

Calderon D21 is working new student orientation at Highland (to about 1830)
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 9:43:56 AM

Incident details:

HIGHLAND REQ ROVER FOR POSS 5150. STUDENT IS W/SOC WKR AT THIS TIME UID (
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Serious Violent

Battery — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

242 - BATTERY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 12:54:04 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 ON 242 INVESTIGATION CODE 4 UID
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Serious Violent

Battery — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

243 - BATTERY W/ INJURY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/24/23 at 3:34:28 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON CODE 8 FOR 243.
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 4:03:55 PM

Incident details:

Earnest D16 is working at swim meet at the aquatic center (1530-1830) 7301 Old River Rd
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 4:23:05 PM

Incident details:

Calderon D21 is working baseball at Highland
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Special Detail / Assignment — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/28/23 at 4:17:37 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON WORKING NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION AT HIGHLAND UNTIL 1930
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Injury — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/29/23 at 11:40:56 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON REQ MED AID UID FAINTED, HIT HEAD ON GROUND, IS NOW CONS & BREATH AND COMPLAINING OF PAIN TO HEAD. RLSD PARENT, DECLINED MEDICAL
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Info / Information Only — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/29/23 at 2:58:47 PM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ INFO DISPO OF CITE 49398 IN CJIS. REJECTED BY DA INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
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Special Detail / Assignment — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/30/23 at 3:20:42 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON WORKING NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION AT HIGHLAND
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/30/23 at 3:21:12 PM

Incident details:

D34 J VASQUEZ WORKING SWIM MEET AT THE AQUATIC CENTER
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