Police launched an internal investigation after discovering officers had earlier visited the apartment building of the UCLA student found dead in her residence on Sept. 21. Officers arrived at Andrea DelVesco’s Roebling Avenue apartment building and then left early in the morning, said Ricardo Hernandez, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. When police responded to […]
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Man arrested for attempted assault with chair in Ackerman Union
University police arrested a man Saturday who allegedly tried to assault someone Thursday with a metal chair in Ackerman Union. The man, 45, was arrested in Ackerman Union Saturday on one charge of assault with a deadly weapon, one charge of threatening with intent to terrorize and one charge of violating civil rights by causing […]
Man accused of threats, attempted assault with metal chair on campus
University police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to hit another man with a metal chair in Ackerman Union on Thursday. A man reported to police Thursday that another man approached him at about 8:30 p.m. and allegedly attempted to hit him with the chair while making threats and using racial slurs, according […]
UCPD arrests dentistry school manager for alleged rape
University police arrested a manager at the UCLA School of Dentistry for allegedly raping a drugged individual. The man, who is the training manager and clinics liaison at the dentistry school’s public health and community dentistry department, was arrested in his office at 10960 Wilshire Blvd. on Tuesday, according to police logs. UCPD spokeswoman Nancy […]
UCPD searching for two suspects involved in alleged cellphone robbery
University police are searching for two men who stole a UCLA student’s cell phone in North Village Sunday night. The student reported to UCPD Sunday two men approached her at the Strathmore Drive and Levering Avenue intersection at 11:38 p.m., according to a UCPD alert. They allegedly grabbed her cell phone from her hand and […]
LAPD finds no threat after alleged hostage incident on Tiverton Avenue
Police said Tuesday night they found no threat after a five-hour long search for a man who allegedly had a woman held hostage earlier that day. A woman called police about 3:30 p.m. reporting her roommate was being held hostage by her former boyfriend, said Tina Nieto, captain of the West Los Angeles Division of […]
Police respond to possible hostage situation in Tiverton apartment
Parts of Tiverton Avenue and Glendon Avenue are closed as police are responding to a man with a handgun who has barricaded himself inside a apartment complex in Westwood Village on Tiverton Avenue. Police said the alleged gunman, a 27-year-old male, may be holding a female hostage. Officer Mike Lopez from Los Angeles Police Department […]