University police are searching for two men who allegedly burglarized a UCLA student’s off-campus apartment Monday. The men entered an apartment on the 600 block of Landfair Avenue on Monday night and stole $4,500 in personal property, according to a UCPD alert. Read more...
Photo: The first man was described as Hispanic, around 25 years old, 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and 150 to 160 pounds, with a thin beard and mustache. (Courtesy of UCPD)
Los Angeles police are responding to reports of a man with a gun in Westfield Century City mall Friday. A report of a possible active shooter at the mall was made to the LAPD at 12:42 p.m. Read more...
Two Stanford students filed a lawsuit Thursday against a number of universities named in the nationwide college admissions scandal. Students Erica Olsen and Kalea Woods are seeking to settle a class action complaint because they believe the worth of their degrees has been damaged as future employers will question the legitimacy of their admission to the school. Read more...
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This post was updated March 14 at 12:05 p.m. Jorge Salcedo, the UCLA men’s soccer coach, and other coaches at other universities were involved in a bribery scheme that included facilitation of cheating on college entrance exams and fabrication of false athlete profiles. Read more...
Photo: An admissions scheme unveiled Tuesday involved parents paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to a UCLA soccer coach to help their children gain admission to UCLA. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
University police arrested a man on campus Sunday for vandalism. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said in an email that Rogelio Velez III, 48, was found slashing tires of cars at the Sunset Village parking structure on the Hill by witnesses and fled in a vehicle. Read more...
This post was updated March 9 at 5:01 p.m. Police investigated a suspicious package reported in Westwood on Saturday afternoon. UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez said in an email statement that a suspicious package was dropped off at the UCLA SAFE Collection Center at 550 Charles E. Read more...
Photo: The university issued a Bruin Alert advising the UCLA community to avoid the area surrounding Strathmore Drive and Charles E. Young Drive West, due to a suspicious package. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
Professors, activists and other authorities on criminal justice debated how to best resolve issues within the modern criminal justice system at an event Friday. Panelists analyzed and suggested solutions for issues, such as mass incarceration and racial profiling by law enforcement, at the UCLA School of Law event. Read more...
Photo: Panelists, including professors, the new Los Angeles sheriff and activists, suggested solutions for issues such as mass incarceration and racial profiling by law enforcement. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
