Nearly 90 police officers and FBI agents gathered at the Anderson School of Business last week, not as part of a crime scene investigation, but for the FBI’s annual Violent Crime Behavioral Analysis Seminar. The four-day seminar, which ran from Monday through Thursday, consisted of a series of workshops intended to give local and national […]
Category Archives: Crime
Group claims it attempted bombing
An animal rights group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a recent attempted bombing of a UCLA faculty member’s home. According to a press release by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, the Animal Liberation Front said it had placed an “incendiary device” on Lynn Fairbanks’ Bel Air doorstep in retaliation for her involvement in animal […]
This Fourth, celebrate your collegiate freedom
Ah, the Fourth of July. Our day of independence. The best time of the year to celebrate America while at the same time rocketing illegal fireworks into the night sky. It’s a time when we as Americans look back on the days of our country’s founders and celebrate democracy. Of course, my faith in the […]
Westwood apartments burglarized
Los Angeles police have turned their attention to Westwood for the second time in just a few weeks after there was a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in local apartments. According to a Los Angeles Police Department community alert, police on June 17 received reports of three hot prowl incidents ““ burglaries while the […]
[ORIENTATION]: Don’t worry about not fitting in
As I walked into my new dorm room and greeted my new roommates in the fall of 2004, I was nervous. Really nervous. My roommates’ parents were long gone as my family (for which the term “punctuality” holds no meaning) arrived to move in early in the evening. With a few handshakes, Joey was already […]
[Online Exclusive]: Undie Run's new route continues to attract throngs
By 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, thousands of students clad only in their underwear had gathered in front of Royce Hall, some splashing in Shapiro Fountain to relieve finals stress and celebrate the end of another school year and others lining the steps of Powell Library to watch the festivities. For the second quarter in a […]
Theft still poses biggest threat
Despite some incidences of high-profile crimes in the past several years ““ such as the string of sexual batteries by the “Westwood groper” and an alleged rape in the residence halls ““ it is theft that university police say students should worry about most. While violent crimes such as rape or robbery tend to create […]