University police arrested a man Saturday who allegedly tried to assault someone Thursday with a metal chair in Ackerman Union. The man, 45, was arrested in Ackerman Union Saturday on one charge of assault with a deadly weapon, one charge of threatening with intent to terrorize and one charge of violating civil rights by causing […]
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Man accused of threats, attempted assault with metal chair on campus
University police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to hit another man with a metal chair in Ackerman Union on Thursday. A man reported to police Thursday that another man approached him at about 8:30 p.m. and allegedly attempted to hit him with the chair while making threats and using racial slurs, according […]
Federal officials release plan to improve LA veterans center
Federal officials released Thursday a draft of a master plan that calls for veteran housing and more medical services for the Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center on Wilshire Boulevard. The plan is part of settlement reached in January over a lawsuit filed in 2011 by a group of veterans against the United States […]
UCPD arrests dentistry school manager for alleged rape
University police arrested a manager at the UCLA School of Dentistry for allegedly raping a drugged individual. The man, who is the training manager and clinics liaison at the dentistry school’s public health and community dentistry department, was arrested in his office at 10960 Wilshire Blvd. on Tuesday, according to police logs. UCPD spokeswoman Nancy […]
Prosecutors charge Ishmael Adams with misdemeanor count of battery
UCLA redshirt junior cornerback Ishmael Adams was charged Monday with one misdemeanor count of battery after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal from an Uber driver in August. City prosecutors said they found evidence Adams knowingly attacked an Uber driver while he was a passenger, according to court documents. County prosecutors decided last […]
UCPD searching for two suspects involved in alleged cellphone robbery
University police are searching for two men who stole a UCLA student’s cell phone in North Village Sunday night. The student reported to UCPD Sunday two men approached her at the Strathmore Drive and Levering Avenue intersection at 11:38 p.m., according to a UCPD alert. They allegedly grabbed her cell phone from her hand and […]
Westwood eatery Delphi Greek celebrates 30th anniversary
Charles Winkler said Delphi Greek’s current employees were as friendly at the restaurant’s 30th anniversary ceremony Sunday as the original owners were when he visited on its opening day in 1985. “I worked down the street on Rochester (Avenue), and I was looking for a place to eat lunch,” Winkler said. “When I walked into […]