University police arrested a man on campus Sunday for vandalism. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said in an email that Rogelio Velez III, 48, was found slashing tires of cars at the Sunset Village parking structure on the Hill by witnesses and fled in a vehicle. UCPD later found Velez at Dickson Court and arrested him. […]
Category Archives: Crime
Police investigate suspicious package found in Westwood
This post was updated March 9 at 5:01 p.m. Police investigated a suspicious package reported in Westwood on Saturday afternoon. UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez said in an email statement that a suspicious package was dropped off at the UCLA SAFE Collection Center at 550 Charles E. Young Drive West, which accepts drop-offs of household hazardous […]
UCLA School of Law hosts event to discuss reformation of criminal justice system
Professors, activists and other authorities on criminal justice debated how to best resolve issues within the modern criminal justice system at an event Friday. Panelists analyzed and suggested solutions for issues, such as mass incarceration and racial profiling by law enforcement, at the UCLA School of Law event. Jennifer Mnookin, dean of the UCLA School […]
Student charged with assault with deadly weapon and resisting a police officer
University police arrested a student Monday for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting a police officer with violence on campus. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said in an email that Mario Balderrama, a 23-year-old student, was reported to have yelled at staff at the UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center and refused to leave a meeting […]
LAPD investigating collision between a vehicle and pedestrian that left one dead
The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for an individual involved in the assault of a man in Westwood on Jan. 6. Witnesses said the man had been physically banging on a vehicle and lying on the hood before being struck with the vehicle, Officer Christopher Ragsdale said in an email statement. On Jan. 6, […]
UCLA searching for woman who threatened student, stole cell phone
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 3:47 p.m. University police arrested a woman Saturday for a robbery that occurred Thursday night. The woman threatened a UCLA student with a box cutter, and stole the student’s cell phone. She was last seen walking south on Gayley Avenue towards Strathmore Drive. UCPD described the woman as […]
Press release announces two men have been charged with vandalizing Bruin Bear
Two men were charged with vandalism Wednesday for damaging the Bruin Bear statue in November. Louie Torres, 19, and Willie Johnson, 18, were charged with causing more than $10,000 in damages after allegedly painting the statue with red and yellow paint, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office. Both men face one […]