Police officers will be walking up and down Westwood Village and stopping by shops for the occasional cookie or donut ““ if many community organizers and business owners have their way. Crimes committed in professional and medical buildings in Westwood and Century City have prompted West Los Angeles Police to release a community crime alert […]
Category Archives: Crime
ORL staff grieves for RD
Residents and staff on the Hill are mourning the loss of Gerald Lamb, Resident Director of Hedrick Hall, who was better known as “G-Love” by friends and co-workers because of his optimistic personality and passion for life. Lamb was 35. “Gerald very much enjoyed life, and always had a smile on his face,” said Suzanne […]
Lesson not learned: placard problems persist
Despite efforts to heighten surveillance of illegal parking in areas designated for disabled persons, misuse of disabled parking placards continues to remain a problem at UCLA. Even after the notorious handicapped parking scandal of 1999, in which 19 former football players used fraudulent disabled parking placards, a “small minority” of UCLA students continue to misuse […]
On-campus residents relieved about arrest
Upon returning to the residence halls this past weekend, students breathed a sigh of relief to learn that three suspects in an alleged sexual assault in De Neve Plaza were arrested Dec. 6, just one day after the attack was reported. On the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 5, police responded to a call that a […]
UCPD arrests three suspects for alleged sexual assault in dorms
University police Friday arrested three suspects for sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the Fir Grove building of the De Neve on-campus housing complex Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said. Police responded Thursday afternoon to a call that a rape had taken place in the mid-morning hours of the day. After arriving on the scene, police […]
Alleged sexual assault has students worried about safety
A sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the Fir Grove building of the De Neve on-campus housing complex has left students stunned and shaken, as many wonder if they are safe even in their own private space. “We’re all shocked and mad. This is our home,” said Arisneh Ananin, a first-year math-economics and political science […]
BID lacks funds to pay off creditors
Westwood Village merchants and property owners continue to feel frustrated with their Business Improvement District, which, among other problems, appears to be missing money and is having trouble paying off creditors, including UCLA. Board members said Westwood’s now-defunct BID, an organization formed to improve Village business conditions, cannot account for hundreds of thousands of dollars […]