Crime at Cardozo High School

The Metropolitan Police Department provided only the first 255 characters of the narrative from the police report. The narratives were only provided for some incidents during the current school year.

The police use "S1" for the first subject of the report, "C1" for the first complainant and "W1" for the first witness.

Crime Summary

  • Total Crimes
    185
  • Top Crime Type
    Fight
  • Top Crime Category
    Violent

Detailed Reports

By Category: Disruptive (54) | Non Violent (32) | Violent (99)

Disruptive Crimes (54)
Incident Date Narrative Disposition
Improper Conduct May 22, 2007
Improper Conduct May 14, 2007
Fire - Arson April 30, 2007 Pending
In School Arrest April 17, 2007 Arrest
Improper Conduct April 13, 2007
Unlawful Entry March 23, 2007
Unlawful Entry March 19, 2007
Fire - Arson March 13, 2007
Weapons - (Found) March 9, 2007
Weapons - (Found) March 7, 2007
Unlawful Entry February 26, 2007
Disturbance February 6, 2007 S1 was escorted upstairs to the 3rd Floor by C1. After S1 didn't go to his locker as he requested to do, S1 was then told to return to the office. S1 refused to comply. He was then brought back down to the office with his arms restrained to his side by C1
Disturbance January 23, 2007 S-1 [Male\Student] refused to follwed MPD orders. S-1 would not go into the back office. S-1 was cursing at MPD and was placed under arrest. Parental contact was made. Administrative actions is still pending Arrest
Weapons - (Found) January 10, 2007 On the above date and time S1 was found by C1 with a shank in her bookbag in the top front pouch of the bag, under S1 belt on the security monitor. C1 then escorted S1 to the main office and MPD was notified. The shank was 3 inches long with duct tape o Referred to MPD
Weapons - (Found) January 8, 2007 C1 was informed by a student that S1 was in possession of a 3" cutting knife. C1 attempted to stop S1 but S1 tried to run away and was apprehended by C1. S1 had hidden the knife inside her glove. S1 was also involved in a verbal altercation with a male Arrest
Disturbance January 8, 2007 S1 was told by C1 to come in the back office but she refusted. C1 grabbed S1 by the arm to assist her. S1 started cursing and refused to go. S1 refused to follow C1's orders and was arrested. Arrest
Improper Conduct December 8, 2006 on 1/23/07 the principal at Cardozo High School reported to me (SGT Tyler) that C2 who is diagnosed with a mental health disorder reported during psychological intervention at PIW that C2 was involved in an act or acts of inappropriate sexual activity wit
Bomb Threat November 9, 2006 C-1 [Female/Office Aide] stated that she received a call stating that there was a Bomb in the building. Security was notified. School assigned MPD was notified, responded and completed a report. The building was put into Shelter Mode at 9:22AM. The bu None
Improper Conduct November 1, 2006 S-1 [Male/Student] attempted to push thru C-1 [Male/Security] at the front door main entrance of the door. S-1 attempted for a second time to get thru the door. S-1 became aggressive and disruptive. S-1 was placed on the ground in order to calm down. Arrest
Suspected Drug Use Or Intoxication October 24, 2006 C-1 [Female/Security] stated that S-1 [Male/Student], S-2 [Male/Student] and S-3 [Male/Student] walked past her on the second floor. C-1 stated that the Suspects smelled of what appeared to be Marijuana. C-1 stated that the odor was very strong. Admini Suspension
Improper Conduct August 31, 2006 C-1[Female/Special Ed. Teacher] reported to Security [Male] that while in her classroom # 209, S-1[Male/Student - Special Ed./Mentally Retarded] was asked to leave. S-1 refused. C-1 asked S-1 to hand over papers to her that didn't belong to him. S-1 ig Reprimand
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon June 5, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon June 5, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon May 24, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon May 15, 2006
Suspected Drug Use Or Intoxication May 11, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon May 10, 2006
Improper Conduct May 9, 2006
Improper Conduct March 29, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon March 24, 2006
Suicidal Gestures March 23, 2006
Suspected Drug Use Or Intoxication March 17, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon March 16, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon March 15, 2006
Improper Conduct March 9, 2006
Suicidal Gestures March 8, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon March 7, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon February 28, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon February 23, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon February 21, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon February 14, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon January 26, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon January 23, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon January 17, 2006
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon December 19, 2005
Improper Conduct December 12, 2005
Unlawful Entry December 7, 2005
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon December 6, 2005
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon November 23, 2005
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon October 17, 2005
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon October 14, 2005
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon October 5, 2005
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon September 20, 2005
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon September 14, 2005

Non Violent Crimes (32)
Incident Date Narrative Disposition
Miscellaneous Complaint May 21, 2007
Possession Of - Drugs May 11, 2007
Possession Of - Drugs May 4, 2007
Possession Of - Drugs May 1, 2007 Arrest
Lost Property - Government April 17, 2007
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon April 17, 2007
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon April 12, 2007 Pending
Damage To Property(Government) March 23, 2007
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon March 21, 2007
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon March 19, 2007
Theft Of Personal Property March 7, 2007
Possession Of - Drugs March 5, 2007
Miscellaneous Complaint February 20, 2007
Found Contraband January 25, 2007 On the above date and time W1 observed S1 and S2 passing a shotgun shell to each other. Once S1 and S2 was confronted about it, they proceeded to hand it over to W1 with no problem. W1 then took the shell to the main office where it was turned over
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon January 8, 2007 S-1 [Female\Student Special Ed.] entered the 13th Street Gate and throgh the student access morning control. S-1 put her purse on the x-ray machine convey belt. C-1 discovered on the screen that S-1 had an knife in her purse. C-1 remove the purse from t Suspension
Possession Of Contraband November 29, 2006 C-1 [Male/Student], C-2 [Male/Student @Brother of C-1] and C-3 [Male/Student] were walking in the 1300 Block of Euclid Street, N.W. when they saw S-1 [Male/Student] driving a White Honda Accord. S-1 rolled down the window of the car and pointed a gun at Arrest
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon November 17, 2006 C-1 [Female/Security] stated that S-1 [Male/Student] entered the building and walked thru the Metal Detector. C-1 stated that S-1 was asked to remove all metal. S-1 complied. S-1 removed a utility knife from is pocket. The knife was retained to be tur Pending
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon November 8, 2006 C-1 [Female/Security] stated that S-1 [Male/Student] entered the building and walked thru the Metal Detector. C-1 stated that the Metal Detector sounded off twice. S-1 was asked to remove all metal objects from his body before re-entering. S-1 complied Expulsion
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon October 12, 2006 During routine screening, S-1[Female/Student] entered the building and placed her book bag on the Conveyor Belt of the X-Ray machine. C-1[Female/Security] observed the image of a knife on the monitor. C-1 found and confiscated the knife to turn over to Pending
Concealment Of A Deadly Weapon August 31, 2006 C-1 [Female/Security] stated that S-1 [Male/Student] entered the building and placed his bag on the Conveyor Belt of the X-Ray Machine. C-1 stated that she observed what appeared to be a knife on the monitor. C-1 stated that she opened S-1's bag and rem Pending
Destruction Of Government Property June 12, 2006
Miscellaneous Complaint May 22, 2006
Theft Of Personal Property May 16, 2006
Counterfeiting May 4, 2006
Miscellaneous Complaint April 28, 2006
Possession Of - Drugs February 9, 2006
Theft Of Personal Property February 6, 2006
Theft Of Personal Property January 9, 2006
Miscellaneous Complaint December 20, 2005
Indecent Exposure November 15, 2005
Possession Of - Drugs November 9, 2005
Possession Of - Drugs October 14, 2005

Violent Crimes (99)
Incident Date Narrative Disposition
Fight May 22, 2007
Fight May 17, 2007
Fight May 14, 2007
Fight April 26, 2007
Assault With A Deadly Weapon April 26, 2007
Fight April 25, 2007
Fight April 19, 2007
Assault - Simple April 12, 2007
Fight March 30, 2007
Fight March 27, 2007
Fight March 26, 2007
Fight March 20, 2007
Fight March 20, 2007
Shots Fired March 5, 2007
Fight February 28, 2007
Assault - Simple February 22, 2007
Assault - Simple February 22, 2007
Fight February 21, 2007
Fight February 20, 2007
Fight February 20, 2007
Fight February 20, 2007
Fight February 6, 2007 On the above date and time S1 and S2 had a verbal altercation because S1 took S2's things out of S2's friend's locker and put them on the floor. S2 told people that S1 was stealing things out of the locker, which led to physical altercation.
Assault - Simple January 25, 2007 On the above date and time C1 was walking to school and got into a verbal altercation with three unknown males which led to a physical altercation with S1, S2 and S3. C1 reported to the school that he was jumped.
Fight January 23, 2007 C-1 [Male\Student] and S-1 [Male\Student] got into verbal altercation, which led to physical fight. C-1 was escorted to the main office by W-1 [Female\Asst. Prinicipal]. C-1 bottom lip was bleeding. Security was hit in the lower part of his right eye i Pending
Assault - Simple January 23, 2007 On the above time and date Ofc. Pittman was walking pass C1 and W1 then asked C1 about her eye my quote "who was you fighting and c1 got into details about her brother fighting her. At around 10:05am C1 had went to MPD Ofc. Gaines and informed him of the
Assault - Simple January 11, 2007 On the above date and time C1 and S1 got into a verbal altercation which led to a physical altercation S2 join in with S1. C1 returned to school notify MPD. S1 was escorted the the office.
Assault - Simple December 20, 2006 C-1 [Male/Student] stated that he was attacked by Suspects 1 thru 4 [Female/Students]. C-1 stated that he and S-1 argued first and then he was hit by S-1. C-1 stated that Suspects 2 thru 4 then jumped in. C-1 was escorted to the main office by MPD and q Suspension
Fight December 14, 2006 S-3 [Female/Student] was attacked by S-1 [Female/Student] and S-2 [Female/Student]. C-1 [Female/Secretary] intervened and was pushed by one of the Suspects spraining her ankle. Security was notified. MPD was notified. No report taken or arrest. The S Suspension
Suicide - Attempted December 12, 2006 W-1 [Female/Student] told Security that while in the restroom on the second floor, V-1 [Female/Student] cut her wrist. W-1 also told Security that V-1 had taken an unknown amount of Advil before coming to school. Medical Services were notified, Engine # Transported to Hospital
Fight December 11, 2006 S-1 [Female/Student] spit in S-2's [Female/Student] face while in the gym. A fight ensued. S-1 backed off of S-2 to get her knife out of her pocket. S-3 [Female/Student] then fought S-2. S-3 stopped fighting. S-1 and S-2 began fighting again. S-4 [F Pending
Fight November 30, 2006 S-1 [Female/Student] and S-2 [Female/Student] had an verbal argument about S-1 boyfriend. S-1 punched S-2 and then they began fighting. S-1 was escorted to the office and S-2 was escorted to the nurse. Parental contact was made. No CCN # was given. S Suspension
Assault - Simple November 29, 2006 While in the hallway, V-1 [Male/Student] stated that he was talking to S-1, S-2 and S-3 [Male/Students]. V-1 stated that as he walked away, he was jumped by the Suspects. Security was notified. V-1 sustained a bleeding lip. Medical Services were not n Pending
Assault - Simple November 28, 2006 School assigned MPD stated that he was standing in the hallway when he saw S-1 [Female/Student] call C-1 [Female/Student] a bitch and hit her on the right side of her face. C-1 sustained a bruise to the right side of the face. Medical Services were not Suspension
Fight November 16, 2006 S-1 [Male/Student] approached S-2 [Male/Student] in the cafeteria. S-1 and S-2 began to wrestle over a table. A fight ensued. V-1 [Female/Security] intervened and was thrown to the floor by one of the Suspects. V-1's left arm was bent backwards as she Suspension
Fight November 2, 2006 S-1 [Female/Student] entered Room #113 where S-2 [Female/Student] was. Words were exchanged. A fight ensued. W-1 [Female/Teacher] notified Security and MPD who responded. Upon arrival, S-1 and S-2 were on the floor fighting. The fight was intervened. Arrest
Fight November 1, 2006 S-1 [Female/Student] and S-2 [Female/Student] were walking down the hall. S-3 [Female/Student] bumped into S-1. S-2 and S-3 engaged in a verbal altercation. A fight ensued. S-1 tried to assist S-2 in the fight. S-1 and S-2 are cousins. S-4 [Female/S Arrest
Fight October 27, 2006 S-1 [Male/Special-Ed. Student] and S-2 [Male/Student] were walking down the hall. S-1 thought that S-2 let the door go and that was the reason why he was hit by it. S-1 got mad, grabbed S-2, choked him and punched him in his face. S-2 tried to push S-1 Suspension
Assault - Simple October 26, 2006 S-1 [Female/Student] and C-1 [Female/Teacher] had a disagreement. C-1 tapped S-1 on the shoulder. S-1 punched C-1 in her head. S-2 [Female/Student] and S-3 [Female/Student] jumped in and attacked C-1. W-1 [Female/Teacher], W-2 [Male/Teacher] and W-3 [ Arrest
Threat October 25, 2006 C-1 [Female/Teacher] was engaged in a conversation with another student about S-1 [Female/Special-Ed. Student]. S-1 became upset when she overheard C-1 talking about her. S-1 told C-1 that she would slap her. C-1 told S-1 that she gets off work at 3:15 Pending
Fight October 23, 2006 C-1 [Male/School assigned MPD] stated that he was in the process of arresting S-1 [Male/Student]. C-1 stated that he saw S-1 and S-2 [Male/Student] fighting earlier on the basement level. Security was notified. S-1 ran out of the building using the 11t Suspension
Robbery October 18, 2006 C-1[Male/Student] reported to Security [Female] that while he was walking on the 3rd floor he was approached by S-1[Male/Student - Special Ed.] and S-2 [Male/Student - Special Ed.]. S-1 punched C-1 in his jaw. C-1 only remembers waking up in the nurse o Arrest
Assault - Simple October 18, 2006 C-1 [Male/Student] stated that he was walking down the stairs on the second floor when he was approached by S-1 [Unidentified/Male-Student], S-2 [Unidentified/Male-Student] and S-3 [Unidentified/Male-Student]. C-1 stated that S-1 asked him if he had any None
Assault - Simple October 10, 2006 C-1[Male/MPD Officer] reported to Security [Female] that he asked S-1[Male/Student - Special Ed.] to move away from the handicap door. C-1 then asked S-1 to report to the office. S-1 refused to go. C-1 grabbed S-1 by his arm to assist him to the offic Arrest
Corporal Punishment October 4, 2006 S-1 [Female/Teacher] asked C-1 [Male/Student] what was the reason for him looking into her classroom. C-1 stated that he was looking for someone. C-1 poked his head into S-1's classroom. S-1 pushed C-1 on his shoulder while telling him to leave. C-1 t Pending
Fight September 25, 2006 W-1[Female/Security] was posted in the basement hallway when she witnessed S-1[Male/Student] throw a wet paper towel in C-1's [Female/Student] face. C-1 asked S-1 not to throw anything at her face. S-1 shoved C-1 in her face. C-1 and S-1 began fighting Pending
Assault With A Deadly Weapon September 21, 2006 V-1 [Male/Student], W-1 [Male/Student] and W-2 [Unidentified/Male] left the school building without permission. While walking near 13th Street, N.W., V-1 was shot by S-1 [Male/Student]. V-1 was shot in the lower right leg. Security and school assigned Pending
Fight September 18, 2006 S-1[Male/Student] and S-2 [Male/Student] were fighting in the cafeteria over an Ipod. Security responded and broke up the fight. S-1 sustained a busted lip and a black eye [left]. S-1 left the building. S-2 was sent to the Principal's office. S-2 sai Pending
Fight September 15, 2006 S-1[Female/Student] and S-2 [Female/Student] engaged in a verbal altercation, which escalated into a fight. The security cameras were reviewed, it is unknown who started the fight. The security camera captured S-3 [Female/Student - Sister of S-2] kickin Arrest
Fight September 14, 2006 S-1 [Female/Student] and S-2 [Female/Student] engaged in a verbal altercation. A fight ensued. Security was notified and intervened. No injuries reported. Medical Services not notified. S-1 and S-2 were taken to the main office. Parental contact was Suspension
Fight September 8, 2006 C-1[Male/Dean of Students] reported to school assigned MPD that he witnessed S-1[Male/Student], S-2 [Male/Student] and S-3 [Male/Student] involved in a verbal altercation, which escalated into a fight. S-1 sustained a busted lip. S-1 responded to the sc Pending
Robbery May 30, 2006
Fight May 23, 2006
Assault - Simple May 22, 2006
Fight April 27, 2006
Robbery - Attempted April 21, 2006
Assault - Simple April 21, 2006
Fight April 20, 2006
Fight April 5, 2006
Fight March 31, 2006
Fight March 27, 2006
Fight March 23, 2006
Assault - Simple March 22, 2006
Fight March 21, 2006
Fight March 20, 2006
Assault With A Deadly Weapon March 17, 2006
Fight March 15, 2006
Fight March 14, 2006
Robbery March 8, 2006
Fight February 27, 2006
Fight February 21, 2006
Fight February 9, 2006
Fight February 8, 2006
Assault - Simple February 6, 2006
Assault With A Deadly Weapon January 27, 2006
Threat January 24, 2006
Corporal Punishment January 23, 2006
Fight January 11, 2006
Assault - Simple December 13, 2005
Assault - Simple December 8, 2005
Robbery December 2, 2005
Assault - Simple November 9, 2005
Fight November 8, 2005
Shots Fired November 8, 2005
Fight November 7, 2005
Fight October 31, 2005
Fight October 31, 2005
Assault - Simple October 25, 2005
Assault - Simple October 25, 2005
Assault - Simple October 7, 2005
Assault - Simple October 6, 2005
Assault - Simple October 5, 2005
Assault - Simple October 5, 2005
Assault - Simple October 5, 2005
Fight September 30, 2005
Fight September 21, 2005
Assault - Simple September 15, 2005
Fight September 15, 2005
Fight September 12, 2005
Assault - Simple September 12, 2005

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