Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

500 East French St., Ridgecrest, CA
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228

Incidents reported
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1

Police Departments
(Ridgecrest Police Department)
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1479

Enrollment
2022-23

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.

School information

School demographics
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 126 - 150 records in total 228

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

CONTACT CITIZEN   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/5/23 at 9:12:49 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

MEDICAL AID   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/5/23 at 12:04:10 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/6/23 at 7:38:32 AM

Serious Violent

Verbal Threat — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

VERBAL THREATS   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/6/23 at 10:09:53 AM

Unknown — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

ATTEMPT TO CONTACT   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/6/23 at 10:28:04 AM

Serious Violent

Verbal Threat — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

VERBAL THREATS   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/6/23 at 1:11:08 PM

Serious Violent

Hit and Run — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

HIT AND RUN REPORT   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/6/23 at 6:47:00 PM

Patrol — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/7/23 at 6:12:07 PM

Patrol — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/7/23 at 10:21:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/10/23 at 7:48:57 AM

Unknown — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

B&P VIOLATION   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/10/23 at 9:45:37 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

CONTACT CITIZEN   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/10/23 at 12:43:10 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/10/23 at 2:22:25 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

UNWANTED SUBJECT   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/12/23 at 8:31:04 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

BATTERY   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/12/23 at 9:16:19 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

RUNAWAY/OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

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

911 - Unknown — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

911 WIRELESS CALL   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/12/23 at 5:23:13 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

CONTACT CITIZEN   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/13/23 at 12:58:37 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

CONTACT CITIZEN   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/13/23 at 2:19:37 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

CONTACT CITIZEN   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/13/23 at 3:11:04 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

TRAFFIC STOP   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/14/23 at 7:34:24 AM

Unknown — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

ACO CALL   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/14/23 at 7:36:07 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

CONTACT CITIZEN   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/14/23 at 12:43:19 PM

Patrol — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

EXTRA PATROL   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/14/23 at 6:17:39 PM

Patrol / School Check — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

PATROL CHECK   Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

4/17/23 at 12:44:23 AM