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.

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displaying 1276 - 1300 records in total 3202

Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

BASKET - BASKETBALL GAME Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/10/23 at 3:35:02 PM

Incident details:

M5 BARKER IS, WORKING BASKETBALL AT INDEPENDENCE /AVAILABLE FOR CALLS.
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

BASKET - BASKETBALL GAME Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 3:12:21 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ WORKING BASKETBALL AT INDEPENDENCE
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Probation Search — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

PROB - PROBATION SEARCH Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 9:20:10 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVARE please check IHS student UIDh is on any type of probation.
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

594 - VANDALISM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 10:15:59 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ CODE 8 594 TO VEH IN PLOT CODE 4
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

BASKET - BASKETBALL GAME Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 3:46:08 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON AND M3 ALVIDREZ WORKING BASKETBALL AT INDEPENDENCE
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Serious Non-Violent

Grand Theft — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

487 - GRAND THEFT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/24/23 at 3:59:54 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10/6 IND PLOT 487 CAT CONVERTOR
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Probation Search — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

PROB - PROBATION SEARCH Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

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

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ Can you please check to see if this student is on probation he says he is and please advise PO's phone number.
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Serious Non-Violent

Auto Theft — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10851 - STOLEN VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/3/23 at 4:16:43 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10851 TAKEN THIS DATE 0800 - 1600. ¿ BLUE CHEVY FROM THE IND PLOT
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/10/23 at 6:51:29 AM

Incident details:

BPD Call pending - We are pending a call for service at Independence High School - where a special education student, UID € 1, placed his hands / face in UID i's genitals ..... BPD 23-45411 Would your units be able to handle the courtesy report. BPD HOLDING CALL TILL 0900
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/10/23 at 1:05:00 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVARES RAPTOR ALERT CODE 4 SUBJECT WAS ASKED TO COME TO SCH FOR MEETING. WILL BE ESCORTED IN/OUT
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/13/23 at 7:02:39 AM

Incident details:

CFS 23-48487 --- BPD units enroute for suspicious vehicle parked in the NE corner empty lot facing the school. Blk Ford Expedition 5LPJ921/ unk if occ'd. BPD CLEARED UTL D72 in route to IND / UTL VEH R/O AND ADDRESS CROSS TO UID DEL ORR 15 YR PARENT ON SYNERGY MATCHES THE R/O NAME AND ADDRESS
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/16/23 at 9:37:48 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ - Suspicious Circumstance regarding a former IHS student who came onto campus yesterday and entered a classroom. I need any possible information to make contact with her. Possible year 2014', 2015'. UID 4 / POSS ADD
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Serious Violent

Incorrigible / Out of Control Juvenile — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

OCJ - OUT-OF-CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/17/23 at 10:06:26 AM

Incident details:

IND DIFINANT STUDENT IN THE DEANS OFFICE UID
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/17/23 at 10:41:15 AM

Incident details:

INDEPENDENCE - STUDENT FOUND A SYRINGE ON CAMPUS, UPSET, CALLING MOM. THEY HAVE HISTORY W/MOM. DEANS OFFICE CALLED BACK / 10/22 M4 JUST ARRIVED.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:09:01 AM

Incident details:

RAPTOR ALERT AT INDEPENDENCE M2 ER FROM BAS
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/14/23 at 12:32:20 PM

Incident details:

CALL FROM KATIE/BPD RP 10/21 ( POSS UID REPORTED TO FATHER HE HAS HEARD SUBJ ON CAMPUS WHO ATTEMPT TO ROB OTHERS IN THE BATHROOM/ MAY HAVE 626 F
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/17/23 at 12:56:20 PM

Incident details:

D22 Alvarez can you please check to see if student I · is reported as a missing juvenile? JA
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/28 - VEHICLE/REGISTRATION CHECK Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 9:29:02 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10/28 ATL UID CROSSES TO UID :
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 3:29:10 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ AWARE OF RAPTOR ALERT. CODE 4.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/21/23 at 4:35:55 PM

Incident details:

DEAN MAPIER AT INDEPENDENCE REQ OFFICER MAKE CONTACT FOR THREAT ASSES. STUDENT UID IADE COMMENT IN CLASS WHILE ON PHONE THAT SHE HATED THAT SCHOOL, WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL AND KILL EVERYONE IN IT. STUDENTS REPORTED THIS TO DEAN AND ARE COMPLETING STATEMENTS. STUDENT NO LONGER ON CAMPUS. UID
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Serious Violent

Student-Teacher Relationship — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/28/23 at 8:32:52 AM

Incident details:

CONT2: REPORT OF INDEPENDENCE HIGH STUDENT HAVING SEX RELATIONSHIP W/STAFF. [EDIT] NO STUDENT INFORMATION AT THIS TIME, PER THEIR SERGEANT, CONT2 WILL REACH OUT TO RP AND ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN FURTHER. CFS 23-79441 . INFO FORWARDED TO D22
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

594 - VANDALISM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/28/23 at 12:00:42 PM

Incident details:

DEAN CONTACTED D34 VASQUEZ REQ OFFICER TO RESPOND FOR 594 VANDALISM TO VEHICLE.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/2/23 at 2:51:31 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ REC'D EMAIL FROM BASE REGARDING AOD FROM BPD. POSSIBLE UID'S 5
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/15 - ONE IN CUSTODY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

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

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10/15 W/1 @ 0939 M2 EMBREY ER FOR TRANSPORT TO JUV HALL
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Serious Non-Violent

Auto Theft — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10851 - STOLEN VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/3/23 at 4:09:35 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ REQ CODE 8 FOR GTA OF CA ? FORD F250 FROM STUDENT PLOT.
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