A UCLA student called police early Wednesday morning after she saw a man looking through the door of her second-floor balcony on Hilgard Avenue.
According to a university police statement, the student heard a noise on her balcony about 3 a.m. and walked to the door to see what it was.
When she approached the door, the man jumped down from the balcony and ran north on Hilgard Avenue, police said.
The man was described as Hispanic, in his mid-30s, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 180 pounds with short brown hair. He was wearing a dark gray zip-up jacket and dark pants, police said.
The incident is still under investigation.
From September 2013 to August 2014, UCPD responded to 28 reports of peepings in Westwood and on campus. Since fall, only a handful of peeping incidents have been reported in the area.
UCPD recommends that students be aware of their surroundings, lock their doors and windows, shut their blinds and contact police if they see anything suspicious.
Anyone with additional information regarding the incident can call UCPD at (310) 825-1491.
Compiled by Sam Hoff, Bruin senior staff.
UC Students, faculty and staff recommend UCPD be aware that these incidents occur, respond to the needs, and help support and push for changes that can significantly improve safety in the area (e.g., better street lighting in the North Village). This trope about UCPD recommending to be aware of surroundings, etc. only makes it seem that victims are responsible for whatever happens and that there is nothing more the department can do for you. Yes, everyone needs to be aware and use common sense, but when will changes happen instead of saying things are never related. Such as when the department didn’t think that street lighting and robberies in the neighborhood were correlated or causal. Examples here:
http://165.227.25.233/2013/01/31/more-streetlights-needed-around-ucla-to-help-prevent-crime/
http://165.227.25.233/2014/02/20/editorial-lack-of-streetlights-poses-danger-to-westwood-renters/