Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1920) Alarm (2824) Animal (226) Disturbance (1634) Drill (487) Fire (148) Harassment (131) Incorrigible Juvenile (395) Lockdown (17) Medical (867) Mental Health (577) Missing Person (319) Other (5530) Patrol (14130) Physical Violence (1354) Police Communications (394) Sex (342) Substances (1237) Suspicion (986) Theft (755) Threats (716) Trespassing (589) Truancy (124) Unknown (6088) Vandalism (303) Vehicle (3081) Weapons (445) Welfare Check (346)

Overview

From entire sample of counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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45965
Incidents reported
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164
Police Departments
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852
Schools
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192
School Districts
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57
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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 23626 - 23650 records in total 45965
Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/21/23 at 3:16:33 PM

Incident details:

WAS HELPING PRINCIPLE MONITOR STUDENTS TO THE APTS AT TUSCOLA AND APPLE VALLEY RD, THEY MADE IT HOME
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Marijuana — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

H&S - POSSESSION OF DRUGS, PARAPHERNALIA Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 12:17:38 PM

Incident details:

FOUND W/ WAX PEN - DR FOR DESTRUCTION
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 1:09:08 PM

Incident details:

MALE POSS HISPANIC, BLK CARDIGAN, BLU JEANS, JUST WALKING BACK AND FORTH IN FRONT OF SCHOOL, LOOKING AT CARS AND AT THE SCHOOL - SCHOOL IS REQ WA UNIT TO CHECK TIME H EVENT BY 13:10:47 - PER DAN, HE ADV'D THAT SOMEONE HAS RECIEVED KEVIN AT THE HOUSE
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/27/23 at 8:46:30 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/27/23 at 11:57:19 AM

Incident details:

1 PARENT CUTS OFF DROP OFF LINE, ENTERS IN EXIT, PARKS IN HANDICAP, 2ND PARENT, CUT OFF DROP OFF LINE, AND DROPS STUDENT OFF IN PARKING LOT. STUDENT IS WALKING THRU THE CARS. - PER 95C PLS HAVE 95P4 MONITOR BY EXIT/MAILBOX - 95P4 COPIES - PER 95C PLS HAVE 95P4 MONITOR DK IN THE MORNING F1563 12:06:34 4 CALL SCHEDULED FOR TUES-FRIDAY - 95C WILL HANDLE TODAY - 95C ADV'D HE WILL HANDLE
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/1/23 at 9:14:24 AM

Incident details:

MOTHER OF HAS BEEN DRIVING BACK AND FORTH IFO THE SCHOOL ALL MORNING WHITE BMW SUV / STS FEMALE HAS HIGH ANXIETY AND CALLS OR GOES THE SCHOOL OFTEN TO CHECK ON DAUGHTERS / 95C COPIES, WILL BE DOING AREACK TIME # EVENT BY 09:18:31 1 Incident initiated at Desert Knolls, 18213 Symeron Rd, Apple Valley C8623 09:18:31 2 Address not valid for street: 18213 Symeron Rd C8623 09:20:43 3 95C DISP. Desert Knolls, 18213 Symeron Rd, Apple Valley F1563 09:20:51 4 95C ENRT. F1563 09:25:24 5 95C ONSCEN. C8623 09:45:21 6 95C C4, SO FAR UTL F1563 09:45:30 7 95C CODE4. F1563 09:49:23 8 95C 10-8. F1563 09:49:23 9 95C PER 95C PARKED IN FRONT OF SCHOOL AND DOWN THE STREET F1563 10 UTL ON VEH FITTING DESC 09:49:23 = 95C Closed - Disposition GA F1563 10:21:36 12 Reopened F1563 10:21:39 13 95C DISP. Desert Knolls, 18213 Symeron Rd, Apple Valley ₣1563 10:22:22 14 ISABELA CALLED BACK TO ADV MOTHER IS CURRENTLY DRIVING THRU F1563 15 THE PARKING LOT - 95C COPIES WILL GO BACK, REQ TO RUN MOTHER 10:29:56 16 95C ONSCEN. F1563 10:30:50 17 MOTHER HAS 32M OUT OF OC/VALID LIVES AT F1563 10:36:48 18 95C added to incident F1563 10:37:44 19 95C added to incident F1563 10:42:17 20 95C 10-29: F1563 10:46:17 21 95C DMV check: F1563 10:46:50 22 CORRECT PLT IS F1563 10:51:04 23 95C ONSCEN. F1563 10:52:49 24 95C AV/SYMERON F1563
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/1/23 at 12:02:59 PM

Incident details:

PER ISABELA, S IN THE FRONT OFFICE, USING THE RR - PER ISABELA NO PD REQ, SHE IS PICKING UP HER DAUGHTER - PER THE CAMERAS, PARENT PICKED UP STUDENT AND IS 98
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

BULLY - BULLYING Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/6/23 at 7:24:02 AM

Incident details:

RP IS REQ PD TO GET INVOLVED IN HER DAUGHTERS BULLYING SITUATION, RP ADV'D THAT HER DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HARRASSED AND SCHOOL KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. HER DAUGHTER WAS ASSAULTED ON FRIDAY. ** REQ OFFICER CONTACT ** - MADE CONTACT WITH THE PARENT VIA REF HER DAUGHTER BEING BULLIED ON THE BUS BY AN UNK STUDENT. MOTHER IS AT WORK AND NOT AT HOME. ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK TO DAUGHTERVIA 21 AND I WAS MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. PENDING CONTACT WITH - CAME TO THE PD LOBBY TO REPORT BULLY INCIDENT. SEE ATTACHED WRITTEN STATEMENT, SHE WILL 87 W/ 22 OFFICER AT HOME. P6 COPIES STATEMENT. - WAS COUNSELED AT DK
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Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SR - SAFE ROUTE SAFETY CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 11:27:05 AM

Incident details:

4TH GRADE GIRLS THAT DO NOT GET ALONG HAVE THE SAME STOP / PARENST ARE GETTING INV'D AND APPROACHING OTHER STUDENTS / REQ OFFICER TO KTP BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL / TIMES ARE 0838 AND 1430 - CALLS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Provide Transportation — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PUBSER - PUBLIC SERVICE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 3:42:51 PM

Incident details:

KID BROUGHT BACK TO SCHOOL FROM DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE, PARENTS WERE HOME, NOT ANSWERING
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Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 4:06:25 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Lockdown / Shelter in Place — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TRNG - TRAINING Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 2:29:43 PM

Incident details:

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Loose / Stray Animal — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

905 - ANIMAL CALL MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 10:06:18 AM

Incident details:

2 GERMAN SHERPARD RUNNING LOOSE - BEING AGGRESSIVE TWRDS RP / DEMANDING POLICE TO COME SHOOT THE DOGS / DISPATCH ADV'D WILL CALL ANIMAL CONTROL / MALE 415 W/ DISPATCH BEFORE DISCONNECTING / WHEN ASKED WHERE THE DOGS WERE LAST SEEN, HE ADV'D ON THE CORNER, WHEN ASKED FOR SPECIFIC STREETS HE SAID "LADY JUST SEND THEM" AND DISCONNECTED - 95P2 HAS EYES ON THE DOGS, SYM / TUSCOLA, DOGS LIVE 2ND HOUSE FROM THE CORNER, DOGS ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE - WILL DO KNOCK & TALK TO SEE IF DOGS ARE THEIRS - NEG PER THE HOMEOWNER - WILL BE MAKING CONTACT W/ RESIDENCE AT [redacted] - SPOKE TO OWNER THRU RING DOORBELL, NOT HOME, ADV'D THAT ANIMAL CONTROL WAS TRYING TO CATCH HER DOGS, DOGS WERE NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE. DOGS JUST ARE RUNNING FROM ACO - DOG WERE ON NORTH END OF FRONT OFFICE, RP NOTICED 2 DOGS WALKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TO LOOK AT HIM, RP RAN TO NEAREST GATE AND JUMPED THE FENCE, DOGS APPROACHED FENCE
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911 - Unknown — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

911FU - 911 FOLLOW UP Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 11:55:08 AM

Incident details:

WAITING FOR FURTHER - NO CALL FROM DO
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Other — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

NOTIF - NOTIFICATION Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 3:06:00 PM

Incident details:

HAS FEVER, NEEDS TO GO HOME, NO ANSWER ON 21 - CYNTHIA CB, ADV'D WAS ABLE GET IN CTC W/ MOM, CAN 22
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

911FU - 911 FOLLOW UP Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/13/23 at 1:11:26 PM

Incident details:

WAITING FOR FURTHER - NO CALL FROM DO
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Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/16/23 at 9:46:17 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/17/23 at 9:26:38 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 9:22:56 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/6/23 at 9:22:17 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

UNWANT - UNWANTED SUBJECT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/6/23 at 12:46:06 PM

Incident details:

PARENT AT LOC TRYING TO TAKE STUDENT OUT EARLY / PARENT STUMBLING, SEEMS TO BE VERY INTOXICATED/ STAFF HAS LOCKED HER OUTSIDE THE OFFICER NOW, SHE IS IFO THE SCHOOL / CAME IN A BLK MINI COOPER W/ GREEN SIDE MIRRORS / LSW BLK JACKET, BLK TSHIRT W/ FLAG AND GREY SWEATPANTS - SEST'S PERFORMED - NEG DUI - JUV WAS RELEASED TO FEMALE SUBJECT. SCHOOL ADV'D
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/13/23 at 7:59:56 AM

Incident details:

PARENT EMAIL TO DO1 - We have parents parking along the red curbs where we need to walk our kids across. Cars parked against traffic on the wrong side of the curb. Cars two decp pulling up for their kids to run across to jump in. - P7 TO HANDLE XPAT ALI, WEEK, PER SI. P7 HAS BEEN NOTIFIED REF ISSUES
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Illness — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

NOTIF - NOTIFICATION Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/13/23 at 12:10:13 PM

Incident details:

SICK STUDENT. NO ANSWER ON CONTACT LIST. MOST NUMBERS ARE NO GOOD - 95S1 OUT W/PARENTS - SYMTOMS ARE VOMITING - PER 9581 FATHER DOES NOT HAVE GAS TO GO PICK UP STUDENT - 95S1 WILL BE ENRT TO SCHOOL TO TRANSPORT STUDENT
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

VEHCK - VEHICLE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:06:45 AM

Incident details:

RED SEBRING PARKED ACROSS THE STREE FROM THE SCHOOL (ACROSS FROM CAFETERIA AREA) / BELEIVES SOMEONE IS LIVING INSIDE THE VEH / NO ONE SEEN INSIDE AT THIS TIME / JUST NOTICED VEH TODAY - PER CHP - CLEAR, EXPIRE 4/2/2023 TO 08 CHRYSLER
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 9:00:26 AM