Editor’s note: The following story contains language that may be offensive. University police arrested a man Friday who allegedly made a threatening Facebook post that claimed he would be a mass school shooter. David Williams, 31, made a Facebook post Thursday afternoon in which he shared an article about the “Kanye Western” themed raid held […]
Category Archives: Crime
Court rules UCLA not liable for criminal acts among students
A state appeals court concluded Wednesday public universities and community colleges are not responsible for protecting students from criminal acts by other students. The decision is a response to a lawsuit a UCLA student filed against the University of California Board of Regents and UCLA officials in 2010, after another student attacked her with a […]
UCLA punter arrested on suspicion of rape, suspended from team
UCLA backup punter Adam Searl was arrested Thursday for allegedly raping another student. Searl met the student at an off-campus party last October, police said. Searl accompanied her to a residence, where she fell asleep and woke up to him sexually assaulting her. Searl, 20, was taken into custody Thursday on three charges of rape […]
LAPD determines suspicious package did not contain bomb
Police determined Wednesday that a suspicious package on Kelton Avenue did not contain a bomb. The Los Angeles Police Department received a call around noon reporting a suspicious cardboard box, said Arren Jefferson, LAPD spokesperson. After three hours of investigation, the LAPD’s bomb squad determined the package did not pose a threat. A portion of […]
Bomb threat reported on Kelton Avenue
A bomb threat was reported on Kelton Avenue Wednesday afternoon, prompting residents to leave their buildings. The Los Angeles Police Department received a call around noon reporting a suspicious package, said the department’s spokesperson. The spokesperson added that a stretch of Kelton Avenue, starting from its intersection at Gayley Avenue, will be closed until the […]
University police releases Clery report with 2014 crime statistics
The number of reported forcible sexual offenses on campus decreased last year after a sharp increase in 2013, while numbers of other crimes stayed relatively constant, according to a university police report released Thursday. Forcible sex offenses in 2014 decreased to 26, after they increased from 15 in 2012 to 34 in 2013, according to […]
UCPD arrest student for allegedly inappropriately touching children
A UCLA student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly inappropriately touching three children during a UCLA women’s soccer match at Drake Stadium on Sept. 25. University police arrested the 25-year-old fourth-year student on suspicion of a lewd act involving a 14-year-old child, said UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. UCPD put out an alert Saturday that said the […]