Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (98) Alarm (74) Animal (30) Disturbance (123) Drill (19) Fire (8) Harassment (5) Incorrigible Juvenile (39) Lockdown (3) Medical (102) Mental Health (86) Missing Person (59) Other (454) Patrol (582) Physical Violence (125) Police Communications (26) Sex (42) Substances (113) Suspicion (96) Theft (99) Threats (88) Trespassing (39) Truancy (10) Unknown (307) Vandalism (32) Vehicle (462) Weapons (71) Welfare Check (10)

Kern County

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3202
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6
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45
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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 1976 - 2000 records in total 3202
Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 11:40:04 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM: Can you please 10-28 CA ARKED ILLEGALLY, TAKING SEV SPOTS. WARNING CROSS POSS UID 3
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 3:42:37 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING BASKETBALL AT RIDGEVIEW
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/21/23 at 3:58:22 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING SOCCER AT RIDGEVIEW
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 9:56:38 AM

Incident details:

Switch RHIS 24A-5: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 11 from user RHS Rm. 815 at 64815 @ 9:54:19 AM NEG ON EMG/ KIDS ON PHONE AT PASSING PERIOD
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

IRATE - IRATE PARENT/GUARDIAN Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 4:21:12 PM

Serious Violent

Shots Fired — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/23/23 at 2:28:50 PM

Incident details:

D29 ANY REPORT OF GUNSHOTS JUST WEST OF RHS. GYM TEACHER HEARD 4-6 SHOTS.
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/24/23 at 8:51:40 AM

Incident details:

RHS - DEAN REQ 28 ON WHITE FIAT BEEN LEFT IN STAFF PLOT BY THE CAFETERIA FOR ABOUT A WEEK. M2 WILL CK AND ADVISE.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/24/23 at 12:11:20 PM

Incident details:

Description: Switch RHS 24A-5: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 4 from user RHS Rm. 807 at 64807 @ 1207 code 4 at RHS. Kids prank dlal.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Provide Transportation — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 12:12:09 PM

Incident details:

@ 1309 D29 CHISHOLM 10/14 W1 FROM RHS TO
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 2:48:38 PM

Incident details:

ANOTHER STUDENT EXCUSE 1500 SCH. VS D29 CHISHIOLM RUMOR OF 415 AFTER
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/28/23 at 8:57:36 AM

Incident details:

CONT 2 HAS CFS PENDING FOR RHS CFS 23-38907 regarding a 243.4 situation that occ'd on campus. VICTIMS: #1 UID #2 UID SUSPECT UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/2/23 at 9:33:06 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM VIA 10/21 TO OFFICE/ REG CK MISSING ON UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 10:40:46 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHIOLM Can you tell me if UID # is on runaway status or not?
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Info / Information Only — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/8/23 at 9:49:59 AM

Incident details:

D29 INQUIRY TO BPD if any one of their units responded to a 422 call regarding Ridgeview High School. The call probably would have occurred between 1700-2300 hrs. The person of interest would have been a /
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/8/23 at 12:42:17 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM Can you 10-28 this vehicle CA . Does not have a student parking permit, and might have been vandalized
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Unknown — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MET - MET TEAM REQUEST Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/9/23 at 12:27:31 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM REQ MET FOR UID : CFS FOR MET @ 1230 BPD CFS 23-45287 , MET is unavaiable/call pending
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/9/23 at 2:07:01 PM

Incident details:

D26 CHISHOLM POSSIBLE 5150 STUDENT / WANTS TO COMMITT SUICIDE. CFS FOR MET / CFS 23-45342 Call is pending, MET is not available at this time BPD 10/22'D MET PER D29 REQ
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/10/23 at 4:03:06 PM

Incident details:

Switch RHS 24A-6: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 2 from user RHS Rm. 911 at 64911 @ 1557 MADE CONTACT W/ DEANS OFFICE. BPD ALSO CONTACTED TO FIND OUT WHERE ON CAMPUS/ LINE IS LEFT OPEN. D29 CODE 4 KIDS PLAYING ON THE PHONE
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/13/23 at 11:09:50 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHIOLM Can you please 10-28 tis vehicle CA ! CROSSES TO UID
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Serious

Welfare Check — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

CTW - CHECK THE WELFARE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/14/23 at 8:18:28 AM

Incident details:

BPD CFS 23-48262. We have a call from the track coach of Ridgeview High reporting that student UID [EDIT] was kicked out of his residence and afraid to go home. Track coach was able to reach nother who agreed to have son stay at his friends house. Req D29 CTW of student. I do not have a home address for If J is at school today, can you have an officer CTW and confirm if BPD is needed? Thank you!
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/14/23 at 10:36:04 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM Can you tell me if UID #/ is on runaway status
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/14/23 at 2:22:42 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM CODE 4 ON RAPTOR ALERT D29 10/8
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Probation Search — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/15/23 at 10:24:58 AM

Incident details:

D29 Chishol, ck UID son probation, and if she is, who her PO is
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/15/23 at 2:32:28 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM Can you 10-28 this vehicle CA
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/16/23 at 10:33:52 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM FIRE 10/97 AND MED ER UID
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