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 2376 - 2400 records in total 3202

Special Detail / Assignment - Extracurricular / Graduation — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/12/23 at 2:32:32 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE WORKING VISTA WEST PROM AT VISTA WEST. (1800-2100)
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Seizure — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/19/23 at 2:14:20 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS @ 1412 REQ MEDICAL FOR UID BREATHING, HAVING SEIZURES. RESPOND TO FRONT OFFICE STILL SEIZING AT 1413 PER SYNERGY HAS SEIZURE DISORDER/ MEDS CFS ENTERED 1413
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Special Detail / Assignment — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/2/23 at 7:10:05 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS 10/6 AT VW ON SPEC BBQ TODAY NO PATROL VEH/CIVILIAN CLOTHES. AVAIL BY 10/21
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Serious Violent

Battery — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/5/23 at 9:21:04 AM

Incident details:

D44 VISTA WEST STUDENT WAS IN 415, COMPLAINT OF PAIN TO HEAD. MINOR . REQ MEDICAL AIDE UID CFS ENTERED @ 0924
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

904 - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/21/23 at 9:26:46 AM

Incident details:

D44 FIRE 1 BLK WEST OF VISTA WEST CONT 4 ADVISED IT IS P/U ON FIRE ON HENRY LN/ROSEDALE HWY SMOKE ACROSS BOTH LANES. CONT 4 IS 10/97
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/21/23 at 9:38:41 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS REQ ADDITIONAL FOR 415 UID IS 10/15 D14 WHITEING ER FROM CHS D27 ER FROM NHS
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Utility Problem / Outage — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

OUTAGE - POWER/PHONES/WATER - UTILITY OUTAGE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/26/23 at 11:11:05 AM

Incident details:

All power will be cut off at VW today and tomorrow (6/27) at 1230 for maintenance and the school will be empty the remainder of the day.
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Vista West Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/28/23 at 7:41:39 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS BLK VOLKSWAGON ATL R/O VEH BLOCKING/MUST BE MOVED
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Serious Violent

Indecent Exposure — Voorhies Elementary School

Bakersfield City School District, Kern County

314 - INDECENT EXPOSURE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/28/23 at 11:04:16 AM

Incident details:

D17 ROBINS REC REPORT OF POSSIBLE 314 OUTSIDE VORHEES ELEM. RED CAR. WB ON PIONEER. 1 MALE. TSTOP PIONEER/SHELLAMAR @ 1105 ( ¿ED HONDA CONT 1 10-97@1112
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/18/23 at 3:06:56 PM

Incident details:

WEST D35 LAWRENCE WORKING BASKETBALL AT
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/18/23 at 3:26:58 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CONT 4 FOR REPORT OF FIRE IN TOILET. ER TO INVESTIGATE . 10-22 FIRE DEPT, FIRE PUT OUT BY MAINT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Other — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/19/23 at 2:02:29 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ MED AID STUDENT IN PLOT 2 OFF STINE RD, COMPLAINT OF ABDOMINAL PAIN.
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/20/23 at 12:04:05 PM

Incident details:

BPD REQ FOR COURTSEY REPORT BPD CASE (23-12714) for West High School. Asst Vice Principal Janelle Burton 832-2822 reported 243.4 that occurred 1/19/23. UID and UID Suspect stuck his hand down victims pants and touched her during lunch. Can KHSD handle? KHSD COURTSEY REPORT 23-0084
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/20/23 at 2:13:49 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE WORKING BASKETBALL AT WEST
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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

1/23/23 at 9:38:56 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CHECK FOR MP UID OCA/2314656 CONT 2
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/24/23 at 1:42:54 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE C-8 FOR 701 UID : JEG ON 10-39
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/25/23 at 1:43:25 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10/28 : .A ATL CROSS TO STUDENT / STAFF CROSSES TO TEACHER / BUSINESS/CTE/ WKF AT WEST BADGY 130701
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/25/23 at 3:37:48 PM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ WORKING BASKETBALL AT WEST
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

460 - BURGLARY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/30/23 at 9:23:02 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ C-8 FOR 460 OCCD YESTERDAY
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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

1/30/23 at 11:37:53 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ MED FOR 245 W/SCISSORS. STUDENT HAS PUNCTURE WOUND ON HAND. ENTER THROUGH MAIN OFFICE. UID 2 VICTIMS UID
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Info / Information Only — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/31/23 at 8:38:35 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ C-8 FOR INO REPORT. OCCD 1/27/2023 INV NORTH HIGH COACH
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/1/23 at 4:18:33 PM

Incident details:

D18 MATT CALVILLO AND D44 WELLS WORKING BASKETBALL AT WEST
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

417 - BRANDISHING WEAPON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/1/23 at 7:59:33 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS LARGE CROWD HEADING TOWARDS PATRIOTS PARK. REQ ADDL UNITS FOR POSS PENDING 415. MAJORITY OF CROWD ON FJORD, CONT 2 ADVISED. CFS 23-21401 D18 10-15 UID 5 7 W/KNIFE CONT ADV VIC WAS STABBED AND WANTS TO FILE CHARGES. PER D2, NO INJURIES, D18 WILL HANDLE VIA 10-21.
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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

2/3/23 at 11:59:56 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE LARGE 415 AT WEST, UPPER QUAD UID, RP.MOM / WANTS TO FILE CHARGES UID REQ CALL BACK. t 'DVISED
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/3/23 at 2:27:14 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REC'D 10/21 FROM ' MAILING OR BRINGING A BOMB TO SCHOOL TOMORROW". NO MATCH ON 10/21 # IN SYNERGY. D21 CALDERON IS RESEARCHING. M1 PENA 10-15 W// @ 1525 UID
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