A man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September was sentenced Monday to nine years and four months in state prison. Dennis Toliver pleaded no contest to two counts of first degree robbery and robbery charges from previous arrest at a preliminary hearing at the Airport Courthouse Monday morning. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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May 23, 2:09 pm
Man sentenced to nine years in prison for multiple Westwood robberies
Campus, Crime, News, Science & Health
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May 16, 6:16 pm
Police find no threat in suspicious package outside school of medicine
Police determined the suspicious package reported at the David Geffen School of Medicine on Monday afternoon was not a threat. UCPD Lieutenant Richard Davis said someone reported a grocery bag outside the Jules Stein Eye Institute on campus about 4 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Police closed a portion of Westwood Plaza Monday as LAPD’s bomb squad investigated a suspicious package on campus. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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May 16, 5:01 pm
Police close part of Westwood Plaza to investigate suspicious package
Police are investigating a suspicious package reported at the David Geffen School of Medicine on Monday afternoon. UCPD Lieutenant Richard Davis said someone reported a grocery bag outside the Jules Stein Eye Institute on campus about 4 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Police responded to a suspicious package reported at the Jules Stein Eye Institute Monday afternoon. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
Crime, News, Westwood
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May 11, 5:48 pm
UCPD arrest one of two men who allegedly robbed student at gunpoint
University police arrested a man Friday for robbing a UCLA student on Hilgard Avenue last Thursday. The student told UCPD Thursday night two men threatened her with a silver gun on Hilgard Avenue near Manning Avenue and stole her cell phone. Read more...
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May 6, 12:52 pm
Student robbed at gunpoint on Hilgard Avenue
University police are searching for two men who robbed a UCLA student at gunpoint on Hilgard Avenue late Thursday night. The student told police she was waiting for a ride about 10:55 p.m. Read more...
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May 4, 1:06 am
Retiring UCPD Chief James Herren reflects on 40 years of service
In 1997, the Torrance Police Department police chief was fired after officers under his leadership stole from the property room, where the station keeps radios, drugs and other confiscated items. Read more...
Photo: Under his tenure as police chief, Herren said UCPD was able to monitor individuals who may be threats to students by working with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
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May 2, 4:54 pm
UCPD arrest suspect for allegedly hitting man with motorcycle on campus
University police arrested a man Saturday in connection to an assault that occurred April 16. UCPD arrested the 20-year-old man on Saturday afternoon at his South Los Angeles home for allegedly using his motorcycle to hit another man on Strathmore Drive near Charles E. Read more...
Photo: UCPD arrested a man Saturday who allegedly hit another man with his motorcycle on Strathmore Drive. (Courtesy of UCPD)