University police have been forced to scale back because of consecutive, 5 percent cuts that have slashed the police department's budget in 2009 and again in 2010. These cuts stem from a loss of state funding, which provides for about 50 percent, or $6 million, of the UCPD budget. In general, UCPD must be more wary with the way it spends money, said assistant chief of police Jeff Young. Read more...
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November 29, 12:48 am
UCPD suffers once again from state budget cuts
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November 24, 1:24 am
Professor receives threatening package
Animal rights activists claimed responsibility for sending a package with razor blades and a threatening letter to a UCLA neuroscientist who conducts animal research. Read more...
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Professor David Jentsch received a package this month containing razor blades.
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November 23, 5:11 pm
*UPDATED: UCLA researcher receives allegedly AIDS-tainted razor blades from Animal Liberation Front*
Animal research extremists claimed responsibility today for sending a package and threatening letter to David Jentsch, a neuroscientist at UCLA who conducts research on animals. Read more...
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November 18, 1:09 am
Laptops taken in car break-ins
Four cars in Lot 1 were broken into Monday, following numerous thefts in the structure in the past two weeks, according to university police. Read more...
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November 5, 12:11 am
UCLA prepares for end of this year’s daylight saving
When the clocks fall back an hour Sunday morning, students will be enjoying an extra hour of sleep while extra measures are being taken to ensure their safety during that additional hour of darkness. Read more...
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October 30, 1:25 pm
Two students robbed on way back from party
Two students were robbed early Saturday morning when two men approached and grabbed one of them outside 550 Veteran Ave., university police said. Read more...
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October 8, 12:17 am
Cycling around bike theft risks
It looks like a regular dorm room. Read more...
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Victor Ebken, a second-year electrical engineering student, brings his bike into classrooms with him whenever he rides to campus to avoid risk of bike theft.