University police arrested a Los Angeles man Wednesday afternoon for allegedly raping a student on the Hill on Jan. 28. The student told UCPD she met the man at a party she attended in the North Village. The man allegedly escorted her to her dorm room and sexually assaulted her. The man called the student […]
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UCPD searching for man accused of raping student on the Hill
University police are searching for a man who allegedly raped a UCLA student on the Hill Thursday night. The student told police she attended a party in the North Village about 11 p.m., where she met the man, according to a UCPD alert. The student reported the man escorted her to her dorm room and […]
Stolen car, smashed windows reported at Gayley Avenue apartment garage
Students living in an apartment building on Gayley Avenue near Le Conte Avenue woke up Thursday morning to find their car windows smashed and personal items stolen. An unknown number of people broke into the parking garage at 747 Gayley Ave. sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning and stole a car, said Nancy Greenstein, […]
Westwood Village bar O’Hara’s closes, to be replaced by Rocco’s Tavern
Westwood Village bar O’Hara’s will close Saturday, and an Italian bar and tavern will move in at the corner of Gayley and Weyburn avenues. Rocco’s Tavern, which has three locations throughout the Los Angeles area, will replace the bar, said Joshua Trifunovich, the new owner of the property. He added he closed the deal on […]
UCPD looking for man accused of sexual assault in North Village
University police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a UCLA student at a party in the North Village early Friday. The student was at a party on Gayley Avenue near Strathmore Drive about midnight when an unknown man approached her and sexually assaulted her, according to a UCPD alert. The man then […]
Westwood BID recap – Jan. 21
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 […]
Student robbery reported on Landfair Avenue
University police are looking for people who struck a UCLA student from behind and stole his money and credit card early Saturday in the North Village. The student told police he was walking on Landfair Avenue about 4 a.m. on Saturday when he was hit from behind and fell to the ground, according to a […]