Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

3900 Violet St., La Mesa, CA
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13

Incidents reported
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1

Police Departments
(La Mesa Police Department)
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591

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 1 - 13 records in total 13

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

JUVENILE PROBLEM*   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

1/16/23 at 1:52:31 PM

Incident details:

Students made videos threatening to 242 another student
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Serious Non-Violent

Transient — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

TRANSIENT PD*   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

1/23/23 at 8:57:58 AM

Incident details:

Homeless male yelling, last seen towards Hoffman
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Serious Violent

Battery — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

242   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

2/3/23 at 10:14:05 AM

Incident details:

Victim 242'd by another student yesterday
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Unknown — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

O SCHOOL RES OFCR ACTIVITY   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

2/9/23 at 10:47:16 AM

Incident details:

SRO
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Unknown — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

PROPERTY*   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

2/10/23 at 11:29:15 AM

Incident details:

School confiscated marijuana
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Non-Violent

Burglar Alarm — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

459A   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

2/22/23 at 1:09:27 AM

Incident details:

Burglar alarm
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Unknown — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

1150*   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

3/28/23 at 6:58:23 PM

Incident details:

Veh by school field, juvs poss smoking marijuana
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

1151*   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

4/6/23 at 5:59:24 PM

Incident details:

Poss 5150 male yelling at the corner Marian/Violet
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

459   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

4/17/23 at 11:59:53 AM

Incident details:

Burglary to a classroom over the weekend
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

CITIZEN CONTACT   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

4/27/23 at 3:48:46 PM

Incident details:

Students picked up by non-custodial parent
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Seizure — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

MEDICAL AID   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

6/7/23 at 11:00:22 AM

Incident details:

Student w/possible seizure
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Serious Non-Violent

Drug Sales - Unknown — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

JUVENILE PROBLEM*   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

6/9/23 at 12:40:23 PM

Incident details:

Poss drug sales behind school by former student
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Serious Non-Violent

Reckless Driving — Vista La Mesa Academy School

Lemon Grove School District, San Diego County

505   Reported to La Mesa Police Department

6/24/23 at 8:20:14 AM

Incident details:

2 vehicles driving recklessly in the pkg lot
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