Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Weapon - Gun incidents

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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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Incident Logs

displaying 51 - 63 records in total 63
Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/2/23 at 9:46:48 AM

Incident details:

rp states student reported subj poss with firearm in park
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — McKinley Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/29/23 at 4:39:35 PM

Incident details:

** COLD ** RP states that at 14:55 yesterday she was chased by men with a gun at Mckinley while she was there to pick up her son. RP is requsting officer contact
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Pittman Charter School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:29:00 AM

Incident details:

RP is AP reporting that told he is going to bring his moms gun to school later today. He mentioned he has found gun in brothers room before and mother took the gun. Parent mom is jennifer acosta and parent dad jose rodriguez said a student gave him an insult and told him he was cringe.He has been supervised in the office and AP will be contacting parents. Student is heard in the background crying saying he was sorry and didnt mean it.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Van Buren Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 8:30:16 AM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 1 advised SPD was out with one at gunpoint on south side of school, put campus on hard lockdown. Dispatch confrimed with SPD suspicious male armed with knife.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415R- DISTURBANCE RPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:49:00 AM

Incident details:

RELATED TO YESTERDAYS 2303220132 REQSRO TO THE LOC - STUDENTS ARE NOW CLAIMING AN ADULT PULLED A GUN ON THEM DURING THE INCIDENT - NO MENTION OF ANY FIREARMS IN YESTERDAYS CALL
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Menlo-Atherton High School

Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County

WEAPONS CHARGE / VIOLATION Reported to Atherton Police Department

3/13/23 at 12:45:22 PM

Incident details:

received direct call from school, school wants to search a student's backpack for a firearm. New student, unknown to P11, J never been an issue prior. Reported to school due to pics seen from Instagram or Facebook, items looks poss fake per P11. Search done and no weapon found.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

SUBGUN Reported to Redding Police Department

4/4/23 at 7:48:35 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Hogan Middle School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

417J - BRANDISHING A WEAPON JUST OCCURRED 2062 Reported to Vallejo Police Department

1/30/23 at 5:09:37 PM

Incident details:

a gun 2- blk helmet, blk shirt .. riding bikes on cherrywood tow baywood Cellular E911 Call: Lat:38.100505 Lon :- 122.21522 Service Class: WPH2
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Jesse M. Bethel High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

SA - SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Reported to Vallejo Police Department

2/4/23 at 4:31:32 PM

Incident details:

jesse bethel vs vallejo high basketball game tonight, ending soon, ending in about 30 mins (they are at 3rd quarter) , rp req'ing ofer in the area for when everyone starts leaving ...... rp advd at the last game student bmj 16yo blk jkt and blu jns, has an ankle monitor had a gun, they just escorted him from this game a few minutes prior to her calling, they are concerned he may still be in the plot and may cause probs ..... rp was advd to cb if he re-enters or if they see a gun tonight Cellular E911 Call: Lat:38.1209 Lon :- 122.20454 Service Class: WPH2
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Vallejo High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

AREACK - AREA CHECK Reported to Vallejo Police Department

2/2/23 at 9:20:07 PM

Incident details:

approached another student after basketball game, some of the kids said they saw a firearm but didnt provide any further det after the altercation they were seen leaving w/ former student bma 17yrs dreads unk which kid had the gun, but rp said it was not unk dot Cellular E911 Call: Lat:38.114882 Lon :- 122.24492 Service Class: WPH2
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Vallejo High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

1066 - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Vallejo Police Department

2/24/23 at 2:01:14 PM

Incident details:

student was there w a firearm .. bmj 16yrs .. has since left campus and is circling campus in a blk bmw ... its an ongoing issue of fights btwn juvs .... veh Is about 45 ago on neb twd st basils
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Vallejo High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

SCIRC - SUSP CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Vallejo Police Department

4/24/23 at 2:28:08 PM

Incident details:

on the amador, near tennis courts. ..... .. 2 hmj's 18yo #1 whi sweatshirt and #2 red sweatshirt (non students) were walking around on campus, had a gun in their hands "showing it" but not threatening anybody ...... school is on lockdown .... rp is hysterical, nfd Service Class: VOIP
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Montgomery High School

Santa Rosa High School District, Sonoma County

SUBJECT WITH GUN Reported to Santa Rosa Police Department

5/12/23 at 10:44:11 AM