A state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a UCLA political science professor cannot be criminally prosecuted for an alleged conflict of interest after he was involved in the hiring of his wife as a program assistant at the university. According to court documents, Michael Lofchie was responsible for hiring his wife, Kelly Comras, for a […]
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Police report theft of UCLA student’s phone from fraternity house
A UCLA student’s iPhone was stolen from his room in the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house on Strathmore Drive over the weekend, police said. An unknown person entered through the student’s unlocked door and took the phone while he was asleep between 11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, according to a university police report. […]
One arrest made following two separate peepings on Roebling Avenue
Police are searching for a man who was seen peeping into a Roebling Avenue student apartment Friday evening. In a separate incident, officials arrested a man early Monday morning for allegedly peeping into another student apartment across the street. The first peeping was reported on Friday evening when the Los Angeles Police Department received a […]
UCLA microbiologist allegedly makes death threat on Facebook
A UCLA microbiologist allegedly posted a death threat on Facebook Wednesday in response to an article about Harvard University’s relationship with Thailand, according to a tweet from a former Reuters journalist.
Anti-Semitic flier placed under door of Jewish-owned business
An anti-Semitic flier with swastikas was found under the door of a business run by Jewish individuals in Westwood on Tuesday. Boruch Cunin, a rabbi at the Chabad House at UCLA, said the business owner and an employee later came to him to discuss the flier. “I told them to come over, and they came […]
Phone, iPad stolen from student’s room in Theta Chi fraternity house
An iPad and iPhone were stolen from a UCLA student’s room in the Theta Chi fraternity house on Gayley Avenue early Sunday morning, police said. University police said an unknown suspect entered the room and took the devices between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m., while the student was asleep. The student’s door was unlocked. No […]
Man sentenced to jail time for Westwood apartment peepings
A 47-year-old man was ordered to serve 180 days in jail for peeping into several Westwood apartments in recent months. Christopher Mendicino pleaded no contest Tuesday to two charges of peeping and one charge of loitering, said Frank Mateljan, spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, in an email statement. Mateljan said Mendicino’s charges […]