UCLA football offensive lineman Torian White was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault early Sunday morning, according to a university statement released today.
Category Archives: Crime
UCPD dispatchers answer the call of duty
There are always a few calls that become ingrained in a dispatcher’s memory. Two years ago, dispatcher Eric Dunn answered such a call – a man in a car had cut himself with a knife and his location was unknown. From his desk in the university police station, Dunn talked to the man while police […]
Attempted robbery of student reported in North Village
Two men attempted to steal a UCLA student’s cell phone in the North Village on Tuesday, according to a university police report. The student was approached by the men on Levering Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. One of the men tried to grab the student’s cell phone, but the student was able to break free and […]
More than 30 thefts from UCLA recreation areas since September
University police are investigating more than 30 thefts in the John Wooden Center and nearby recreational areas in the past two months. Since Sept. 1, there have been 20 thefts reported in the Wooden Center, 12 thefts reported on the Intramural Field and four in Drake Stadium, said Nancy Greenstein, a spokeswoman for UCPD. In […]
Man fatally hit by vehicle on corner of Strathmore and Levering
This post was updated on Nov. 6 at 2:48 p.m. A 55-year-old man was fatally hit by a vehicle on the corner of Strathmore Drive and Levering Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday. The driver was parallel parking on a steep incline when they struck the man, said Katherine Main, a spokeswoman for the Los […]
UCLA student robbed in Parking Structure 2 Thursday
A UCLA student was robbed in Parking Structure 2 Thursday afternoon by a man who said he was carrying a gun, according to a university police report.
LAFD treats recent fires in Westood as criminal investigation
A blaze that scorched several of the bottom floors of a local apartment building is one of several recent Westwood fires that officials are investigating as arsons. The Los Angeles Fire Department Arson Unit is investigating two incidents on Midvale Avenue near Strathmore Drive – one on Monday and one on Saturday – according to […]