Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1) Alarm (4) Disturbance (4) Incorrigible Juvenile (2) Medical (1) Missing Person (1) Other (5) Patrol (3) Physical Violence (2) Sex (2) Suspicion (3) Theft (4) Threats (4) Trespassing (1) Vandalism (3) Vehicle (6)

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Percentage of students eligible for free and reduced price meals (FRPM)
School suspension rate and state average (%)

Data source: California Department of Education; Year 2022-23

Incident Breakdown

Incident Logs

displaying 1 - 25 records in total 46
Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 8:11:41 PM

Incident details:

D45 VASQUEZ TSTOP GRAY HYUN CA ', 1 VISIBLE VERBAL
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/25/23 at 1:15:02 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ REQ ADDL. FOR TWO NON-STUDENTS ON BICYCLES. MI PENA ER FROM THE RANGE. D22 ADVISED CODE 4, 10-22 ADDL.
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/31/23 at 11:20:26 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ VEH LEFT RUNNING CROSS TO STUDENT. CA I RED KIA. POSS CROSS UID 6:
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Serious Non-Violent

Reposession — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

REPO - REPOSSESSION   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/6/23 at 8:16:57 AM

Incident details:

INFO ONLY: LEWIS - LIGHTNING RECOVERY AND TOW ADVISED HE REPOSSESSED A VEHICLE'NEAR INDEPENDENCE HIGH. WILL BE ENTERED TO CONT 1. 2017 INFINITI QX60, 4D, BLACK. CA ST 4
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/6/23 at 12:27:29 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10-28 CA 5 , LEFT RUNNING IN LOT CA UID
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Probation Search — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/7/23 at 2:41:14 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ: Can you please check to see if this student is on netive probation with any search terms. I arrested him last year for possesslon for sales and he's back in the Dean's office. Can you also check his driver's license status
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Serious

Keep the Peace — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

KTP - KEEP THE PEACE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/9/23 at 7:59:10 PM

Incident details:

D72 COLLIER REPORTS OF UNRULY PEOPLE AT INDEPENDENCE BASKETBALL GAME TIME = EVENT BY 19:59:54 1 Incident initiated at Independence High, 8001 Old River Rd, Bakersfield1 D009 19:59:54 2 Address not valid for street: 8001 Old River Rd D009 20:00:45 3 M5 DISP. Independence High, 8001 Old River Rd, Bakersfield D009 20:00:46 1 D2 DISP. Independence High, 8001 Old River Rd, Bakersfield: D009 20:01:04 5 D11 DISP. Independence High, 8001 Old River Rd, Bakersfield D009 20:05:08 6 D11 10/8. Frecd D009 20:11:19 7 DEAN REQ ROVERS. THEY'VE EJECTED BCHS PARENT AND STUDENT D009 8 FROM GAME AND A CHEERLEADER AND PARENT. STATEMENTS MADE 9 THEY WILL BE WAITING IN THE PLOT. 20:13:04 10 D2 10/97. D009 20:13:04 11 M5 10/97. D009 20:19:35 12 D2 10/6. D009 20:19:38 13 M5 10/6. D009 20:20:17 14 D2 CODE 4. D009 20:20:17 15 MS CODE 4. D009 20:20:29 16 GAME JUST ENDED D009 20:37:57 17 D2 10/8. . Disposition NA D009 20:41:34 18 M5 10/8. D009 20:41:34. 19 M5 Closed - Disposition AC D009 -
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/10/23 at 3:35:02 PM

Incident details:

M5 BARKER IS, WORKING BASKETBALL AT INDEPENDENCE /AVAILABLE FOR CALLS.
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/15/23 at 3:12:21 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ WORKING BASKETBALL AT INDEPENDENCE
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Probation Search — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 9:20:10 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVARE please check IHS student UIDh is on any type of probation.
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

594 - VANDALISM   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 10:15:59 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ CODE 8 594 TO VEH IN PLOT CODE 4
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 3:46:08 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON AND M3 ALVIDREZ WORKING BASKETBALL AT INDEPENDENCE
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Serious Non-Violent

Grand Theft — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

487 - GRAND THEFT   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/24/23 at 3:59:54 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10/6 IND PLOT 487 CAT CONVERTOR
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Probation Search — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

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

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ Can you please check to see if this student is on probation he says he is and please advise PO's phone number.
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Serious Non-Violent

Auto Theft — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10851 - STOLEN VEHICLE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/3/23 at 4:16:43 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10851 TAKEN THIS DATE 0800 - 1600. ¿ BLUE CHEVY FROM THE IND PLOT
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/10/23 at 6:51:29 AM

Incident details:

BPD Call pending - We are pending a call for service at Independence High School - where a special education student, UID € 1, placed his hands / face in UID i's genitals ..... BPD 23-45411 Would your units be able to handle the courtesy report. BPD HOLDING CALL TILL 0900
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/10/23 at 1:05:00 PM

Incident details:

D22 ALVARES RAPTOR ALERT CODE 4 SUBJECT WAS ASKED TO COME TO SCH FOR MEETING. WILL BE ESCORTED IN/OUT
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/13/23 at 7:02:39 AM

Incident details:

CFS 23-48487 --- BPD units enroute for suspicious vehicle parked in the NE corner empty lot facing the school. Blk Ford Expedition 5LPJ921/ unk if occ'd. BPD CLEARED UTL D72 in route to IND / UTL VEH R/O AND ADDRESS CROSS TO UID DEL ORR 15 YR PARENT ON SYNERGY MATCHES THE R/O NAME AND ADDRESS
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/16/23 at 9:37:48 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ - Suspicious Circumstance regarding a former IHS student who came onto campus yesterday and entered a classroom. I need any possible information to make contact with her. Possible year 2014', 2015'. UID 4 / POSS ADD
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Serious Violent

Incorrigible / Out of Control Juvenile — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

OCJ - OUT-OF-CONTROL JUVENILE   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/17/23 at 10:06:26 AM

Incident details:

IND DIFINANT STUDENT IN THE DEANS OFFICE UID
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/17/23 at 10:41:15 AM

Incident details:

INDEPENDENCE - STUDENT FOUND A SYRINGE ON CAMPUS, UPSET, CALLING MOM. THEY HAVE HISTORY W/MOM. DEANS OFFICE CALLED BACK / 10/22 M4 JUST ARRIVED.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:09:01 AM

Incident details:

RAPTOR ALERT AT INDEPENDENCE M2 ER FROM BAS
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/14/23 at 12:32:20 PM

Incident details:

CALL FROM KATIE/BPD RP 10/21 ( POSS UID REPORTED TO FATHER HE HAS HEARD SUBJ ON CAMPUS WHO ATTEMPT TO ROB OTHERS IN THE BATHROOM/ MAY HAVE 626 F
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV   Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/17/23 at 12:56:20 PM

Incident details:

D22 Alvarez can you please check to see if student I · is reported as a missing juvenile? JA
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Independence High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/21/23 at 9:29:02 AM

Incident details:

D22 ALVAREZ 10/28 ATL UID CROSSES TO UID :
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