Category Archives: Crime

In an effort to publicize seat belt safety and prevent car crash fatalities, university police are enforcing the use of seat belts more strictly this month. Though the seat belt law is enforced year round, from May 24 to June 6 UCPD will be especially on the lookout for drivers who do not wear their […]

Petty Theft A stroller worth $70 was stolen from 3340 Sawtelle Avenue on May 18. A $70 DVD player was stolen from an apartment on Ophir Avenue between May 17 and May 18. Grand Theft A black 1998 Ford Explorer was stolen near the Bradley Center between May 19 and May 20. A black 1994 […]

The man shot during an altercation with a university police officer in Kerckhoff Hall in October 2003 may not be competent to stand trial. Questions about the defendant’s mental state arose soon after he opted to defend himself early this March. Judge Katherine Mader ordered three doctors to file reports on 52-year-old Willie Davis Frazier’s […]

Petty Theft Clothes worth $50 were stolen from a laundry facility at 3767 Mentone Ave. on May 12. A purse containing valuables worth a total of $300 was stolen from the Wooden Center on May 12. The passenger-side window of a car parked at 3172 Barrington Ave. was broken, and a stereo worth $250 was […]

Details about a suspect were released Monday regarding an incident in which one or more shots were fired early Saturday morning on Landfair Avenue. University police arrested Rodolfo Contreras, 20, at 1:10 a.m. Saturday following a party on the 10900 block of Strathmore Drive that had been broken up earlier that night by police. Police […]

Shots fired on Landfair Avenue early Saturday morning left residents and partygoers stunned as police taped off the street to investigate the incident. It remains unclear whether anyone was hurt. University police would not release details about the gunfire other than the approximate time it occurred. Sergeant Philip Baguiao declined to comment, citing UCPD policy […]

Petty Theft Someone stole food from the cafeteria in the Center for Health Sciences on May 6. Grand Theft Someone stole two rings worth $1,000 from a display in Ackerman Union on May 6. Someone smashed a window of a car parked in Lot 2 on May 4 and stole two laptops and luggage worth […]