Category Archives: Crime

UCPD searches for man peering into shower stalls in Sproul Hall

University police are searching for a man who peered into women’s shower stalls in Sproul Hall last week, according to a UCPD statement. A student told police Thursday she was taking a shower at 3 p.m and saw a man looking at her over the shower stall door. A second student said she saw somebody hold […]

Two men attempt to steal student’s wallet in North Village

Two men attempted to steal a UCLA student’s wallet in the North Village early Sunday morning, according to a university policereport. The student was walking westbound on Ophir Drive near Glenrock Avenue about 2 a.m. Sunday when a four-door sedan approached him, according to the report. The 1990s sedan was either light silver or gold […]

USAC councilmember facing sexual battery charges released on bond

Undergraduate student government officer Omar Arce, who is facing sexual battery and other charges, was released on bond Sunday morning. Arce was released from the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles about 3 a.m. Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was being held on $50,000 bail. He pleaded not guilty […]

Student injured by oven explosion in engineering building

A UCLA student was injured in an explosion while reportedly conducting an experiment in a lab in the Engineering V building Saturday evening, officials said. The student’s face, chest and neck were burned when an oven exploded at about 6:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The student was taken to Ronald Reagan […]

UCLA student government officer to be arraigned on multiple charges

Undergraduate student government officer Omar Arce will be charged with three counts of sexual battery, one count of battery and one count of false imprisonment at his arraignment Friday afternoon, according to a Los Angeles City Attorney’s office spokesman. If he is convicted of all charges, he could face a maximum sentence of four and a half […]