The undergraduate student government’s Office of the President is working with campus officials to create an oversight committee to address concerns about racial profiling within the university police department. Last week, Undergraduate Student Association Council President Devin Murphy met with the UCPD Chief of Police James Herren, UCLA Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Janina Montero […]
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UCPD looks for man who brandished handgun at student
University police are looking for a man who brandished a handgun at a UCLA student on Landfair Avenue Thursday night. The UCLA student was walking south on Landfair Avenue near Midvale Avenue around midnight when she came up to a man pacing on the sidewalk. He lifted his shirt to show a handgun tucked in […]
UC spends almost $4.5M in laboratory fire case
By Sam Hoff The University of California recently said it spent almost $4.5 million on legal fees to defend itself and a UCLA professor in lawsuits stemming from the death of a research assistant in a 2008 UCLA laboratory fire. Patrick Harran, the chemistry professor who ran the lab, reached a settlement in June accepting […]
Four laptops stolen from student apartments in two separate burglaries
Four laptops and an iPod were stolen from UCLA student apartments in two separate burglaries Monday evening and Tuesday morning, university police said. Between 11 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, an unknown suspect entered an apartment near the corner of Kelton and Levering avenues through an unlocked front door, according to a UCPD alert. […]
University police releases sketch of burglary suspect
University police released a sketch Wednesday of a man wanted for entering a UCLA student apartment in September while the residents were asleep. The man was described as Asian, about 5-foot-6 with short black hair and in his mid-20s. He had a slim build and a dark complexion, and was seen wearing a black T-shirt […]
Man arrested for allegedly scamming potential renters through Craigslist
University police are searching for a man who allegedly has scammed victims out of money while pretending to lease them apartments on Craigslist. James Webb Hunter III, 37, allegedly has a history of stealing from potential renters in the period between when one lease ends and another lease begins for an apartment, according to a […]
Man breaks into two student apartments on Ophir Drive
University police have reported two break-ins at student apartments in Westwood, both which occurred early Saturday morning. According to a UCPD alert, a man entered an Ophir Drive apartment through its unlocked front door about 1:40 a.m. Saturday. A student in the apartment confronted the man, who then ran away, according to the alert. About […]