Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1775 West Lowell Ave., Tracy, CA
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110
Incidents reported
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1
Police Departments
(Tracy Police Department)
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2108
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 26 - 50 records in total 110
Serious Violent

Hit By Car — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

ASSIST-ASSIST   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/15/23 at 3:02:00 PM

Incident details:

RP SPANISH SPEAKING, ADV HER SON [redacted] WAS HIT BY A CAR AT WEST HIGH THIS MORNING, SUBJ IS NOT INJURIED AND THE VEH FELD, RP WANTS TO SPEAK TO AN OFFICER, 10-21 RP
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Serious Violent

Hit and Run — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

20002R- H&R-PROP DAM RP   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/16/23 at 9:04:00 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415- DISTURBANCE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/16/23 at 11:55:00 AM

Incident details:

RP ADV'D SHE WAS REARENDED, AND STATES THE OTHER PARTY IS CAUSING A 415
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911UNK- 911 DISCONNECT   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:40:00 PM

Incident details:

ABANDON 9-1-1, GET BUSY SIGNAL ON 3 CALL BACKS
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415V-VERBAL DISPUTE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/17/23 at 1:47:00 PM

Incident details:

JACKSON /KENNEDY
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Serious

Welfare Check — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WELCHK-WELFARE CHECK   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/21/23 at 12:12:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

H&S - H&S VIOLATIONS   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/21/23 at 1:59:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

H&S - H&S VIOLATIONS   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/21/23 at 1:59:00 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Lockdown / Shelter in Place — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFO   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/22/23 at 2:33:00 PM

Incident details:

ACTIVE SHOOTER PRESENTATION
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Redacted — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

[redacted]   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/23/23 at 3:57:00 PM

Incident details:

[redacted]
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/28/23 at 8:08:00 AM

Incident details:

OPEN LINE, CAN HEAR SUBJ SAYING IS IT ON? ITS BEEN CHARGING ALL NIGHT. VM ON CALL BACK X 2
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/28/23 at 1:20:00 PM

Incident details:

ABANDON 9-1-1, NO ANSWER ON CALL BACK, ON 2ND CALL BACK RP ADV WRONG NUMBER, NO EMER
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Serious

Welfare Check — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WELCHK-WELFARE CHECK   Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/28/23 at 1:37:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Incident — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066C - SUSP INCIDENT   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/1/23 at 4:30:00 PM

Incident details:

1 DAY COLD. RP WORKS AT STEIN SCHOOL IN THE OFFICE, WAS ADVISED FROM STUDENT [redacted] AND HER FATHER (NOW GOA POSS AT HOME [redacted]) // STUDENT WAS APPROACHED NOW 2X BY WM OR HM UNKAGE IN BLKTOYT CAMRY LIC UNKATT TO GET THE STUDENT TO GET INTO THE VEH WITH HIM // RP DOES NOT HAVE CONTACT INFO FOR FATHER (UNK NAME) // STUDENT MOTHER IS [redacted]
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1154-SUSP VEHICLE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/2/23 at 12:06:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

MEDICA- MEDICAL ASSIST   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/6/23 at 12:33:00 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT IN MAIN ADMIN OFFICE NEEDS MEDICAL - PALE AND CANT KEEP HER EYES OPEN -TFERED TO FITRE
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Marijuana — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415J - DISTURB JUV MISC   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/6/23 at 1:35:00 PM

Incident details:

NEED PD TO SEARCH A STUDENT SUSPECTED OF HAVING MARIJUANA-ONE STUDENT WAS TPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL EARLIER AFTER RECVING DRUGS FROM THIS STUDENT. STUDENT IS REFUSING TO LET SECURITY CHECK HIM - STUDENT IS NOT PHYSICALLY COMBATIVE - JUST REFUSING TO BE SEARCHED.
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/11/23 at 8:55:00 PM

Incident details:

FIRST FLOOR ADMIN BLDG KH PEND
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Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

STANDB - STANDBY CALLOUT   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/13/23 at 2:13:00 PM

Incident details:

THE STREET IS FLOODED ON LOWELL IFO THIS LOCATION
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/14/23 at 1:19:00 PM

Incident details:

HANG UP - ON CB VM - ON 2ND CB MALE RP ADV ACCIDENT
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Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

484R- PETTY THEFT RPT   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/16/23 at 9:43:00 AM

Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415R- DISTURBANCE RPT   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/17/23 at 1:41:00 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT — [redacted] -- [redacted] -- IS BEING BLACKMAILED WITH NUDE PHOTOS -CURRENTLY IN THE OFFICE - LIVES AT [redacted]
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1196-OCC PKD VEHICLE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/22/23 at 1:20:00 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911UNK- 911 DISCONNECT   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/23/23 at 11:24:00 AM

Incident details:

HANG UP
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE   Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/25/23 at 3:58:00 PM

Incident details:

HANG UP WITHIN 6 METERS. NO ANSWER X2
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