This post was updated June 11 at 3:06 p.m. A former UCLA Health doctor pled not guilty Monday to charges of sexual battery in connection with his medical practice. James Heaps, an obstetrician-gynecologist who had worked at UCLA Health since 2014, was charged with sexual battery relating to treatment he gave two patients in 2017 […]
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Sedan crashes through front of Pinches Tacos in Westwood, injures 3
This post was updated June 4 at 4:08 p.m. A car crashed into a Westwood restaurant Tuesday, injuring three people. A dark blue sedan drove through the entrance of Pinches Tacos on Glendon Avenue, sending glass into the restaurant. Three people were transported to the hospital from the scene, including the driver, but none were […]
UCLA professor emeritus sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual assault
A former UCLA professor was sentenced to eight years in state prison for sexually assaulting two children for several years. Thomas Fairleigh Denove, a professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, was sentenced to six years – the minimum sentence – for one count of long-term sexual abuse of a child […]
LAPD announces increase in Westwood Village crime rates compared to 2018 report
Westwood Village saw an increase in theft and burglary as well as a decrease in robberies and aggravated assault from 2018-2019, according to a Los Angeles Police Department report. The LAPD shared a four-month summary report to the North Westwood Neighborhood Council at its May 1 meeting indicating a 37% increase in part one crimes […]
UCPD searching for perpetrators in series of at least 20 car burglaries
University police are searching for one or more individuals involved in a series of car burglaries. The individuals stole car batteries from at least 20 vehicles parked at various UCLA parking structures between May 6 and Wednesday. Most of the cars belonged to UCLA students, faculty and staff, according to a UCPD crime alert. UCPD […]
1,000 firearms seized from Holmby Hills mansion, man arrested and released on bail
Los Angeles police seized over 1,000 firearms at a Holmby Hills mansion less than a mile from campus Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives raided the home Wednesday morning after receiving an anonymous tip about an individual illegally manufacturing and selling firearms, according to CBS. The […]
UCPD looking for four men involved in burglary at Venice Boulevard apartments
This post was updated May 2 at 11:18 p.m. University police are searching for four men involved in a burglary Wednesday morning. Four men were seen breaking into multiple vehicles in the Venice-Barry Apartments parking garage from 1 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., according to a UCPD crime alert. The men entered at least two unlocked […]