UCLA cornerback arrested for allegedly stealing from Uber driver

This post was updated on Sept. 1 at 11:16 a.m. Police arrested UCLA cornerback Ishmael Adams for allegedly stealing an Uber driver’s cell phone outside of UCPD headquarters on campus early Sunday. Adams, a redshirt junior on the UCLA football team, was arrested about 3:30 a.m. near the Facilities Management building in central campus about […]

David Geffen School of Medicine appoints interim dean

The David Geffen School of Medicine announced Wednesday that it has named Dr. Kelsey Martin, the executive vice dean and associate vice chancellor, as the school’s new interim dean beginning Sept. 1. Martin joined the UCLA faculty in 1999 and is a professor in biological chemistry, psychiatry and biobehavioral science at the David Geffen School […]

Former UCLA employee arrested for embezzlement

This post was updated on Aug. 25 at 6:08 p.m. Police arrested a former UCLA personal assistant Thursday for embezzling about $80,000 from a bank account she was assigned to monitor for over a year. Casandra Carmen Jones, 51, was a hired as a doctor’s temporary personal assistant at the UCLA Department of Pathology and […]

UC Board of Regents files lawsuit against Santa Monica business

The University of California Board of Regents filed a lawsuit against a small Santa Monica business last month, calling for the business to move a wall several inches off University property. UC officials filed the lawsuit after the University bought a building that shared a wall with Busy Bee Hardware, a block away from the […]

Metro bus crashes into tree, leaves five with minor injuries

A Metro bus crashed into a tree early Saturday in Westwood after the bus driver fainted, sending the driver and four passengers to local hospitals to be treated for minor injuries. The bus swerved off the street at 2:10 a.m. on Wilshire Boulevard between Westholme and Thayer avenues, and crashed into a tree, said Los […]

UCLA football coach suspended for opening games of 2015 season

This post was updated on Aug. 23 at 8:00 p.m. UCLA football handed down its second self-imposed suspension in five months to offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Adrian Klemm on Friday evening. Klemm missed the team’s entire spring practice after being suspended in March because of alleged NCAA rules violations, and will now miss […]

LAPD searching for suspect for vandalizing car on Wilshire Boulevard

Police are searching for a man who jumped on top of another person’s car and damaged its wiper blades and rear view mirrors on Wilshire Boulevard Tuesday evening. The man got off his motorcycle and jumped on top of the car while at a red light about 7:30 p.m. on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard […]