University police officers will begin wearing body cameras by late 2016, in accordance with a new law that went into effect Friday allowing California university police to use them. The University of California is working with all 10 campus police chiefs to introduce the cameras before the end of the year, said James Herren, UCLA […]
Category Archives: Crime
UCPD receives several reports of family scamming students in Westwood
A family asking for money to pay for gas and medications has scammed students out of thousands of dollars, university police said. UCPD has received several reports of a family that asks students for money, saying their children are sick, said UCPD spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein. Greenstein said the family consists of either a mother and […]
UCPD looking for men accused of robbery near graduate student housing
University police are searching for two men who showed a gun to a UCLA student and stole a his wallet and groceries in Palms on Sunday afternoon. The student reported he was walking into the Keystone-Mentone Apartments, located south of Westwood, at about 5:20 p.m. when he saw two men follow him into the property, […]
LAPD officer fatally shoots vandalism suspect at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
A police officer fatally shot a 26-year-old man Saturday afternoon at a UCLA-affiliated hospital in Torrance after the man allegedly tried to grab the officer’s gun. Police responded to a call Saturday morning about a man vandalizing an apartment complex in Torrance, said LAPD spokesperson Jane Kim. Following a confrontation with police, the man was sent […]
LAPD officer involved in shooting at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
A police officer fired shots at a UCLA-affiliated hospital in Torrance on Saturday, police said. No further information about the shooting was immediately available. The shooting took place about 3 p.m. at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said LAPD spokesperson Jane Kim. Police have yet to release how many people were involved or whether they have […]
UCPD arrest man for hitting police officer in Fowler Amphitheater
A man suspected of using drugs on campus was arrested Friday after hitting a police officer in the Fowler Amphitheater near Janss Steps. University police approached the man, 26, about 2:30 p.m. because they saw him and suspected he was doing drugs on campus, said UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. The man then hit a police […]
UCPD looking for man accused of choking woman in parking lot
University police are searching for a man who choked a woman by the neck in a UCLA parking lot Sunday morning. The woman reported the man approached her about 9 a.m. Sunday in Parking Structure 32 on Veteran and Kinross Avenues and choked her, according to a UCPD alert. The man then fled by foot […]