For history Professor Kevin Terraciano, it wasn’t the first time ““ or the second. “This is the third time in three years that our car has been vandalized,” he said. “This time, they smashed the whole passenger-side window ““ just to take the parking permit.” Terraciano is not alone. According to a bulletin released by […]
Category Archives: Crime
Two charged for alleged textbook theft
University police and Associated Students of UCLA security are investigating the recent burglary of what police say may have been thousands of dollars worth of textbooks. Primary suspects in the case were recently released from police custody. Police reports say that Aaron Llorens and Jonathan Taylor were arrested on Aug. 9, about two weeks after […]
Village robberies spur security concern
With Westwood jewelry stores falling victim to recent crimes, concerns about safety in the Village have arisen among local business owners. According to university police crime logs, Michael K. Jewelers on Broxton Avenue was robbed on June 9. Police reports also state that the suspect was last seen at an alley east of Gayley Avenue […]
Community ties are UCLA’s best asset
It was my first regents meeting. Not knowing where to go, I went in through the public entrance. After passing through the metal detector, the UCPD patted me down and I entered the room. There was a velvet rope that separated the University officials from the public. When I tried to cross this velvet rope to join the Board, […]
Crimewatch
Petty Theft Over the past week, five bikes were stolen on campus. On June 1, a wallet was stolen at the John Wooden Center basketball courts. On May 30, someone took a backpack from Ackerman Union with contents worth $535. On May 27, a license plate was taken from a car parked on the 600 […]
Drug probation centers lacking, study shows
California drug probation centers need to strengthen their disciplinary tactics, according to a study recently released by UCLA. The study released by the California Policy Research Center stated that about a third of probationers failed to show for drug testing or have tested positive for illicit drug use. “Drug dealers depend on drug buyers, and […]
Crimewatch
Petty Theft On May 20 a woman’s 24-speed mountain bike valued at $300 was removed from the School of Dentistry bike rack. Later that day a cell phone worth $80 was taken from a table in Lu Valle Commons. Between May 19 and 20 a $60 CD player was stolen from the Santa Monica Hospital […]