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 2401 - 2425 records in total 3202
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 3:28:52 PM

Incident details:

DEANS OFFICE AT WEST HIGH REQ ROVERS FOR PATRIOTS PARK. LARGE CROWD GATHERED .
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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

2/3/23 at 4:04:29 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE WORKING BASKETBALL AT WEST
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Serious

Suspicious Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/7/23 at 2:09:05 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE ER STUDENT PLOT OFF FJORD, TRANSIENT W/BOX CUTTER IN HAND
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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

2/8/23 at 3:23:02 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE AND D12 PADILLA WORKING BASKETBALL AT WEST
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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

2/10/23 at 3:34:35 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE AND M3 ALVIDREZ WORKING BASKETBALL AT WEST
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Serious Violent

Battery — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/15/23 at 12:06:23 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE .CODE 8 POR 243 VIC UID SUS UID CONTACT UID
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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

2/15/23 at 3:10:26 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE AND D18 MATT CALVILLO 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

2/16/23 at 11:43:19 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE requests vin email a copy of BPD report 23-22923. Detective Peck Request sent to BPD Records
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 9:01:00 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 SUS CIR UID EG ON 10/39 UID 110-39
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Serious Violent

Battery — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 12:19:40 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE ADV 415 AND OC DEPLOYED UID : 10/39 ON THIS ONE UID NEG 10/39
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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

2/17/23 at 3:43:28 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE WORKING BASKETBALL AT WEST
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Probation Search — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 8:21:25 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE Can you advise if has PC to arrest, BPD advised me yesterday bul I want to make sure it's in the system BPD case number 32-32790 and and 23-32819
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Transportation / Errand — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/23/23 at 1:00:45 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE W/STAFF ER
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TRESSPAS - TRESSPASSING Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/24/23 at 4:37:11 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ AND D45 VALDEZ ER TO WEST FOR REPORT OF MULTIPLE TRESSPASSORS ON CAMPUS
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Serious

Suspicious Person — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 7:31:15 AM

Incident details:

Transfer from BPD subject loitering by the Auditorium at West High School. BM, blk jacket blk jeans, laying down near shopping cart.
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 8:33:42 AM

Incident details:

WEST - DEANS OFFICE REC'D 2ND HAND INFO FROM TEACHER THAT A STUDENT WAS IN VERBAL ALTERCATION W/ADULT ON NORDIC AND NEW STINE NO DESCRIPTION. BPD CFS 23-38208
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Hazard — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 8:46:42 AM

Incident details:

M4 CASTILLO 10/6 ON TRAFFIC HAZARD ON NEW STINE. CODE 4
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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

2/27/23 at 8:53:26 AM

Incident details:

M4 CASTILLO 10/6 ON 415 AT WEST UID ENTER CFS W/ BPD 20001 W/INJURY AT NORDIC/NEW STINE BPD CFS 23-38208
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/28/23 at 3:00:58 PM

Incident details:

M1 PENA 10/15 W/1 FROM WEST TO JUV HALL BEG MI 0.0 @ 1500 RELATED TO CASE 23-0356
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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

3/1/23 at 8:08:18 AM

Incident details:

M1 PENA 1200 NEW STINE BLK HONDA FINAL STOP NORDIC CITED
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Transportation / Errand — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/2/23 at 11:21:32 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10/4 1/M BEG MI 51023 @ 1119
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Transportation / Errand — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/2/23 at 2:49:17 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10/14 W/2 FROM WEST TO ; BEG MI 51034 @1442
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Unknown — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

11350 HS - H/S VIOLATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:48:58 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE CODE 8 FOR HS 11350 UID
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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

3/6/23 at 10:37:58 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE UID POSS 5150 CFS FOR MET ENTERED AT 1023 W/ CONT 2 CFS 23-43084 - CANCELED CALL W/ BPD. KHSD IS TRANSPORTING TO MKS MKS IS NOT ON DIVERSION/ JUST HAD BED OPEN/ IF ER NOW.
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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

3/7/23 at 12:54:41 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE UID CODE 8 FOR AOD
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