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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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 24551 - 24575 records in total 45965
Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PKGVIO - PARKING VIOLATION Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/15/23 at 12:05:11 PM

Incident details:

SEE ATTACHED EMAIL // ON GOING ISSUE W/ SILVER MERCEDEZ PLT REFUSING TO PARK IN A STALL. VEHICLE REMAINS IN THE ASILE WHILE THE PERSON GETS DOWN TO GET THE CHILDREN FROM THE WALK UP GATE - THE PERSON REFUSING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND GETS 415V W/ THE STAFF WHEN ASKED TO MOVE - OTHER PARENTS GET UPSET BECAUSE THEY GET BLOCKED - VEH IS CODE 30/CURRENT OUT OF SAN BERNARDINO, TO A NAVA CERVANTES, MERZ UT - NO MATCH IN AERIES MATCHING STUDENT
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

3/16/23 at 8:41:05 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

3/28/23 at 8:22:34 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/30/23 at 12:29:40 PM

Extra Check / Patrol — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 11:46:20 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/10/23 at 4:01:02 PM

Incident details:

BROUGHT POSS KNIFE TO SCHOOL / WAS SHOWING IT TO OTHER STUDENTS / STUDENT NO LONGER AT SCHOOL / REQ OFFICER TO PICK UP KNIFE AND POSS DO HOME VISIT - PER SB439 - DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA OF A CRIME - CREATE FU CALL FOR OFFICER CTC TOMORROW FOR COUNSELING SESSION - BOOKING FOR SAFEKEEPING
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Follow Up — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/11/23 at 4:40:38 PM

Incident details:

PER SI - OFFICER TO FU ON 23-0088 / MAKE CTC W/ STUDENT FOR COUNSELING SESSION - STUDENT WAS COUNSELED. C4
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/12/23 at 10:51:20 AM

Incident details:

BROUGHT KNIFE TO SCHOOL / 3IN BLADE / DID NOT THREATEN ANYONE / STUDENT IN OFFICE - PER 95SI JIAVE 95P4 RESPOND IF NOT 10-6 -- 95P4 COPIES F1563 10:57:34 6 95P4 DISP.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/12/23 at 11:55:13 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT TOLD OTHER STUDENTS ON THE BUS THIS MORNING THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE HIS UNCLE KILL THE STUDENTS ON THE BUS WITH A SNIPER RIFLE, PER SHANELLE. SHE HAD STUDENT IN THE OFFICE AND WHEN ASKED HIM IF HE SAID IT. HE SAID "YES ON ACCIDENT" THEN ASKED HER IF SHE WAS CALLING THE POLICE. SHE CALMED HIM DOWN AND SENT HIM BACK TO CLASS - 95P7 STUDENT WAS COUNSELED. ATTEMPTED 21 ON CTC AND NO ANSWER, ENR TO HOUSE FOR CONSENT SEARCH- PROPERTY WILL BE NORTH OF THUNDERBIRD ON DIRT FIELD.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Counseling — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

THEFT - THEFT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/18/23 at 10:57:34 AM

Incident details:

PER EMAIL REQUEST - Teacher Ms. Boulanger is requesting that an officer speaks to her class about stealing.
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Serious

Welfare Check — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

KTP - KEEP THE PEACE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 4:02:34 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT NOT PICKED UP YET. CALLED MOTHER WHO ADV'D SHE WAS IN 415D W/ HUSBAND (STUDENT'S FATHER) AND WAS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL, WILL SEND SOMEONE TO GET JUV / RP CONCERNED FATHER WILL SHOW AND WHAT HIS DEMEANOR WILL BE / 95SI ADV'D AND WILL GO STAND BY FOR KTP / LORD ADV'D TO CALL SHERIFF FOR WELCK AT HOME IF CONCERNED FOR MOTHER OR JUV AT HOME
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Serious Violent

Verbal Fight — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

415V - VERBAL DISTURBANCE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/24/23 at 9:09:57 AM

Incident details:

STREET LEVEL, 415V BOTTOM OF THE DRIVE UP --- NO VEH OR PERSN DESCRIPTION - WMA BLK SHIRT. VS FEMALE IN GRY SWEATER - UTL AT THE STUDENT DROP OFF LINE - ALL AREA EAST OF THE SCHOOL, UTL. CHECKED WITHI OFFICE STAFF. NO FURTHER INFO
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

626.10 - POSS OF KNIFE, DIRK, DAGGER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 9:06:46 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT - 1000038694 - POSS HAS A KNIFE. IN OFFICE NOW BUT STUDENT IS 415V / STUDENT IS KNOWN TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN THE PAST. WORRIED COULD GET OUT OF HAND / HAS NOT BEEN SEARCHED YET AND REQ'G ASSISTANCE - PER SUE, 2 KNIVES, IN LORDES OFFICE - PER SUE, STUDENT IS SCREAMING AND CRYING IN VPS OFFICE - NEG ON A CRIME DUE TO CHILDS AGE, 95P7 WILL 23 FOR TRANSPORT
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Extra Check / Patrol — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 10:55:22 AM

Incident details:

RP (NEIGHBOR TO SCHOOL) REPORTING TO SCHOOL ONGOING ISSUE OF BLK SUV (FEMALE DRIVER) SPEEDING ON SOUTH BTWN 0915-0930 HEADING TWRDS THE SCHOOL WB SOUTH / CALLER ASSUMES THAT DRIVER IS RUSIIING TO THE SCHOOL / REQ XPAT FOR NEXT WEEK
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Serious Violent

Unfounded Threat — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/2/23 at 12:01:11 PM

Incident details:

SEARCHED "CAN I KILL PEOPLE AS A 10YO" AND ALSO WROTE A NOTE SAYING SHE GETS SO ANGRY SHE WANTS TO STAB PEOPLE / WILL NOTIFY PARENTS, STUDENT DOES HAVE A THERAPIST / STUDENT IN RP'S OFFICE - ENR TO RESD W/ MOTHER - NEG ON PC 422. NEG ON 5585. CONSENT SEARCH OF RES WAS C4 JUV HAS NO ACCESS TO FIREARMS OR WEAPONS AT RES. - HAS A SAFE IN HIS ROOM WITH FIREARMS, FIREARMS ARE LOCKED AND SECURE IN SAFE.
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Serious

Violation of Court Order — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

166.4 - VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/3/23 at 9:41:42 AM

Incident details:

RAPTOR HIT ON STEP FATHER WHO CAME IN WITH MOTHER FOR MEETING W/ ADRIANE/ RAN ID AND FOUND R/O AGAINST PROTECTING THE CHILDREN - LORDE WAS ADV'D OF NO RESTRAINING ORDER AND THEY WILL LOOK INTO WHY RAPTOR SET OFF
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/5/23 at 8:34:05 AM

Incident details:

DRIVER IS ON CARSLILE BTWN MANDAN/RIMROCK - DRIVER HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A PARENT WHO KEEPS GETTING ON THE BUS, KIM IS UNABLE TO RAISE DRIVER NOW - PER KİM, DRIVER IS C4, AND CONTINUTING ON HER ROUTE - NO ACTION TAKEN FROM PD
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Stabbing — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

422 - TERRORIST THREAT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/5/23 at 11:48:28 AM

Incident details:

6TH GRADER TOLD ANOTHER 6TH GRADER "BE PREPARED TO BE STABBED" - ENRT TO SPEAK TO FATHER - STUDENT WAS SEARCHED BY ADMIN, SPOKE TO FATHER, HE DENIED CONSENT SEARCH FOR STUDENTS ROOM
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

459 - BURGLARY Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/8/23 at 8:26:50 AM

Incident details:

OCCURED SATURDAY 05/06 - JUVENILES , POSSIBLE HIGH SCHOOL AGE BROKE INTO THE BOYS C BATHROOM / BUILDING A MECHANICAL / MINIMAL DAMAGE / INCIDENT WAS BOOK MARKED ON THE CAMERAS PER BENITEZ. - IF NOTHING WAS TAKEN, HAVE OFFICERS TAKE PICTURES OF ANY DAMAGE AND UPLOAD TO RIMS. - PLS 21 SHANELLE AND ASC IF ANYTHING WAS TAKEN OR IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO ANY PART OF THE SCHOOL, IE, DOORS, IF NOT, THIS WILL SUFICE FOR DOCUMENTATION, IF THERE IS MISSING ITEMS OR DAMAGE TO SCHOOL, SEND A UNIT - ATTEMPTED 21 W/ BENITEZ - VM , WILL TRY SUE/FRONT OFFICE. - ATTEMPTED 21 , LINE KEEPS RINGING - SPOKE TO SHANELLE, UNIT DOES NOT NEED TO RESPOND, NOTHING TAKEN AND NO DAMAGE, ONLY POSTER PULLED DOWN, THIS IS FOR INFO ONLY, AND VIDEO IS BOOKMARKED
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Serious

Violation of Court Order — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

166.4 - VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/8/23 at 2:49:27 PM

Incident details:

RP STS HER DAU IS A TEACHER AT SYCAMORE ROCKS // DAU HAS A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HUSB // HUSB IS IN THE PARKING LOT / DK GRAY HONDA W/ TINTED WINDOWS SEDAN , EX MARK ANTHONY TARULA, DAU ESMERELDA - PER SUE TEACHER(TARULA, ESMERELDA ) HAS R/O AGAINST EX HUSB. - EX HUSB IS IN PLOT NOW / DRK GRY HOND - RP STS THE RO IS ON FILE W/ PD - MALE HALF LEFT - DOT WB SOUTH - IF SUBJ GOA, WE CAN CLOSE THE CALL - MALE IS NOW BACK - PARKED W/O EXIT IN SECOND ROW FROM THE STREET, FACING THE STREET - PER CHP - MARK TARULA - ACTIVE R/O , VALID: 03-30-23 TO 03-30-26 - LOOKING FOR VEH - THATS GOING TO BE A NEGATIVE ON THAT DRIVER
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Serious Non-Violent

Left Campus — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

AWOL - STUDENT LEFT CAMPUS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/9/23 at 8:39:05 AM

Incident details:

LS WEARING BLK HOODIE, BLK PANTS, 2ND MALE, LS WEARING RED SHIRT AND BEIGE PANTS, LS 5 AGO, JUMPING THE FENCE AND HEADED WB ON SOUTH TOWARDS CENTRAL - SUE CALLED BACK ADVG BOTH STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS / STUDENTS ADVD THEY DID THAT BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING, SCHOOL INVESTIGATING FURTHER, NO UNIT NEEDED AT THIS TIME PER SUE.
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Follow Up — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/9/23 at 11:13:28 AM

Serious

Restraining Order — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

5/9/23 at 6:19:08 PM

Incident details:

Sycamore Rocks Elementary School 5th grade teacher Esmerelda Taruca, called reguarding INC (2305080015), on 05/08/2023. Taruca states she called San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department to file a report. Per Taruca, the deputy assigned to the call is: requesting any video footage showing R/O party on property when initial call with AVUSD PD came out. Deputy assigned to the call is Dep Gudino, contact number 909/647/8801. - AD of the call and advised if deputy calls station or anyone requesting video, to have them contact risk management. Also per 95C, it was determined it was the mother in-law who was driving the vehicle described to AVUSD PD and contact was made.
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

5/11/23 at 8:20:47 AM

911 - Unknown — Sycamore Rocks Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

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

5/11/23 at 11:34:23 AM