UCPD informed students and faculty Friday morning of a Thursday on-campus sexual assault. The case is not under investigation, and the victim, who is a student, is not seeking prosecution. According to the crime alert, on Thursday at approximately 1:50 p.m., the suspect slapped the victim’s buttocks and screamed as they walked past one another. Read more...
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December 16, 4:45 pm
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center director resigns amid doctor’s misconduct litigation
A Harbor-UCLA Medical Center director resigned from his position Dec. 6, following accusations that he had defended the center’s former orthopedics chief from sexual misconduct allegations. Read more...
Photo: The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is pictured. One of the center’s directors resigned Dec. 6 amid accusations that he had defended a former employee who was sued earlier this year for sexual misconduct. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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December 4, 10:40 pm
Crimewatch: November 2023
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime Editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data editor. UCPD recorded 637 unique entries in its November daily crime log. Read more...
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November 3, 2:41 pm
Prosecution granted retrial on all hung counts in James Heaps case
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 10:17 p.m. BURBANK, Calif. – A judge granted the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office a retrial on all hung counts remaining against former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps is pictured. Heaps, who was convicted in October 2022 on various counts of sexual misconduct and sentenced to 11 years in prison in April, will be retried for the remaining nine counts that were deadlocked. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, News, Westwood
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November 1, 4:54 pm
Crimewatch: October 2023
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime Editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data editor. UCPD recorded 767 unique entries in its Oct. 1 to 31 daily crime log. Read more...
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October 30, 5:47 pm
UCPD searches for suspects in on-campus hate crime and unlawful BB gun discharge
UCPD is searching for the suspects in a hate crime and unlawful discharge of a BB gun on campus Sunday. The suspects were reportedly in a vehicle and allegedly approached a victim and struck the victim with a BB gun early Sunday morning, according to a UCPD crime alert sent Monday afternoon. Read more...
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October 3, 9:20 am
Crimewatch: August and September 2023
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data editor. UCPD recorded 1,176 unique entries in its Aug.1 to Sept. Read more...