UCPD searching for July 14 car burglary suspects

University police are searching for a man and a woman who allegedly burglarized a UCLA student’s vehicle on July 14. Video surveillance footage taken from a 11140 Rose Ave. parking garage showed the man and woman breaking the vehicle’s rear passenger window and taking items from inside, according to a UCPD alert. The two then […]

LA City Council renews suspended parkway parking law

Students living off campus may start receiving parking tickets next month. The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance June 28 to outlaw parkway parking, the practice of parking in the grassy area between the street and the sidewalk. The city council suspended the original ordinance banning parkway parking in 2011 so the city attorney […]

UCPD Director of Police Community Services retires after two decades

There was very little trust between students and the police when Nancy Greenstein joined university police as their first civilian senior administrator. “When I first got there, it was even difficult to meet students because the police didn’t have the relationships they have today,” Greenstein said. Having served in UCLA’s police department since 1997, Greenstein […]

UCPD searching for two armed men allegedly involved in multiple robberies

University police are searching for two men who allegedly robbed multiple people with a knife and a handgun. The two armed men approached a group of people who were affiliated and unaffiliated with UCLA at about 1 a.m. Saturday morning and demanded their property by threatening them with a pocket knife and a handgun, according […]

Incident involving indecent exposure in Ackerman Union reported

University police are searching for a man who inappropriately exposed himself to a man in Ackerman Union. The suspect allegedly exposed himself to a man at 11:20 a.m. on July 11 when he was using the third-floor restroom of Ackerman Union, according to a UCPD alert. The indecent exposure lasted 10 seconds, after which the […]

Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – July 12

The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Jasmine Shamolian, a field representative for Councilman Paul Koretz, said construction for the Westwood Recreation Center dog park will be completed by the beginning of August. She added the city will be making parkway […]

Suspect in UCLA kidnapping, carjacking case pleads not guilty

A man accused of kidnapping another man near the Center for Health Sciences building pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and carjacking with a firearm Wednesday morning. Jason Levi Garza, 43, was charged on July 12 with one count of kidnapping for carjacking, carjacking with a firearm, kidnapping, criminal threats and assault with a […]