Two men accused of murdering a UCLA student looked on silently at a preliminary hearing Thursday as witnesses testified seeing them outside the apartment complex where Andrea “Andy” DelVesco was found dead Sept. 21. County prosecutors charged Alberto Medina, a Fresno State University student, and Eric Marquez, a fifth-year biology student at UCLA, with the […]
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Man reported peeping into student’s Kelton Avenue apartment
University police are searching for a man who was seen peeping into a UCLA student’s North Village apartment Tuesday morning. The student said a man looked into her apartment window on Kelton Avenue near Levering Avenue at 4 a.m., according to a UCPD alert. The man was outside peeping for about three minutes before the […]
Police arrested man on charges of robbery in Westwood
Police arrested a man Feb. 4 accused of robbing six people in Westwood Village since September. Los Angeles police arrested Dennis Toliver on Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue, said LAPD detective Luz Glorioso. Toliver pleaded not guilty Feb. 8 to four robbery charges and five charges of ATM-related robbery. He is being held in lieu […]
UCPD looking for person responsible for burglary at Sigma Phi Epsilon
University police are searching for a person who entered a UCLA fraternity house on Landfair Avenue on Thursday and stole two laptops, a game console and cash. The person entered the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at 522 Landfair Ave. between 8:45 p.m. and 9:50 p.m, according to a UCPD alert. Students reported the incident early […]
Westwood BID recap – Feb. 18
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Andrew […]
Employees tailor new look for Westwood’s American Vintage
Two years ago, shoppers at American Vintage had to sort through racks of clothing to find items that fit their styles. Now, sales associates Stephany Torrejon and Melissa Ramos can lead customers to specific pieces tailored to their tastes, like vintage corsets, Mexican dresses and cutoff shorts. About a year and a half ago, Torrejon […]
‘Blaxicans of LA’ creator, panelists explore intersectional identities
A University of Southern California researcher and filmmaker said he thinks society should think about what it’s like to be a Mexican member of society at a panel on Afro-Latina/o identity Wednesday. Campus newsmagazines La Gente and Nommo hosted the event, which featured Walter Thompson-Hernandez, creator of the Instagram account “Blaxicans of Los Angeles” and […]