UCPD officers shot a student several times with a Taser inside the Powell Library CLICC computer lab late Tuesday night before taking him into custody. No university police officers were available to comment further about the incident as of 3 a.m. Read more...

A Kerckhoff Hall restroom was vandalized sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday morning when someone drew swastikas and scrawled “fuck Jews” on a stall door. As of Wednesday afternoon, police said they had received no reports of the incident, which will likely qualify as a hate crime. Read more...

Though Los Angeles police have begun cracking down on transients sleeping on sidewalks in the city, university police said they have no plans to do the same on campus. Read more...

While incidents like Friday’s stabbing outside Kerckhoff Hall draw much attention, university officials said in reality violent crime on campus is fairly rare. Since 2003, university police have not recorded any homicides, and Nancy Greenstein, director of police community services at UCPD, said assault is the most common type of crime police respond to. Read more...

A stabbing occurred on the steps of Kerckhoff Hall Friday morning, and officials said the victim was hospitalized but not seriously injured. The victim is a 19-year-old “UCLA affiliate,” according to a university police press release, but police would not confirm whether the victim was a student. Read more...

Fire damages abandoned fraternity house A fire broke out early Monday morning at an abandoned fraternity house on Gayley Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Read more...

Richard Elias estimates that six or seven cases of identity theft are reported by members of the UCLA community every week. The university police detective said identity theft is a crime students ““ especially those who live off campus ““ should be very aware of. Read more...