Two men accused of killing UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco in the summer of 2015 will be arraigned a second time after their preliminary hearing concluded Monday. On the final day of the preliminary hearing, Commissioner Mark Zuckman recommended Eric Marquez be tried for aiding and abetting murder and Alberto Medina be tried for murder […]
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Witnesses testify about UCLA student’s death at preliminary hearing
Alberto Medina kept glancing over his shoulder at the parents of the UCLA student he is accused of murdering while listening to the student’s friends testify what happened the morning she died. He then stood up and told Eric Marquez, who is also accused of her murder, to look at her crying parents. On the […]
UCPD looking for two men responsible for robbing student
Police are searching for two men who threatened a UCLA student with a gun and stole from him in Westwood on Tuesday night. The student reported he was walking near Weyburn and Selby avenues east of Westwood Village about 10 p.m. when the two men approached him, according to a UCPD alert. One of the […]
Preliminary hearing begins for suspects charged with murder of student
Two men accused of murdering a UCLA student looked on silently at a preliminary hearing Thursday as witnesses testified seeing them outside the apartment complex where Andrea “Andy” DelVesco was found dead Sept. 21. County prosecutors charged Alberto Medina, a Fresno State University student, and Eric Marquez, a fifth-year biology student at UCLA, with the […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – March 9
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Chris Ragsdale, the Los Angeles Police Department’s senior lead officer for Westwood, said there has been some criminal activity in Westwood recently, but the incidents have not been connected. Ray Verches, representative for the […]
UCPD searching for person responsible for stolen property at Sigma Pi
University police are searching for a person who entered a fraternity house Saturday morning and stole a UCLA student’s personal property. The student reported a person entered their bedroom at Sigma Pi fraternity on Landfair Avenue while the student was sleeping between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m., according to a UCPD alert. UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein […]
LA City Council grants preliminary approval for LADWP rate increase
The cost of water and power will increase by a few dollars for students and Westwood residents over the next five years to fund infrastructure improvements in Los Angeles, city officials said. The Los Angeles City Council preliminarily approved the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to increase power rates by 4 percent and […]