Tuesday, May 13


Crimewatch: May 2022

UCPD recorded 589 unique entries in its May daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Benjamin Apsley, Daily Bruin reporter. Interactive by Lindsey Parungo, assistant Data editor. Read more...


UC Board of Regents to pay $374 million in settlement against James Heaps

This post was updated May 25 at 10:49 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents agreed to a settlement of more than $370 million with hundreds of plaintiffs in sexual assault and misconduct civil lawsuits against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps (center) sits in court for a criminal proceeding April 22 regarding felony counts of sexual assault. The University of California Board of Regents recently agreed to settle with hundreds of plaintiffs in civil lawsuits for $374.4 million. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA research report examines effects of LA’s homeless encampment sweep

Following a homeless encampment sweep, around 9% of those removed have since been housed, according to a UCLA research report. In March 2021, LAPD officers forcibly displaced nearly 200 people at Echo Park Lake, sparking protests in the area. Read more...

Photo: LAPD conducted a sweep of nearly 200 individuals experiencing homelessness at Echo Park (pictured) in Downtown Los Angeles in March 2021. According to a UCLA research report, around 9% of individuals removed have since been housed following this encampment sweep. (Creative Commons photo by Will Beback via Wikimedia Commons)




Westwood residents report finding antisemitic flyers on eve of Passover

West Los Angeles residents reported flyers with antisemitic language and imagery in neighborhoods near Westwood Village and UCLA on Friday. Residents reported several flyers to LAPD with antisemitic rhetoric, images and references to conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and President Joe Biden’s administration. Read more...

Photo: Westwood residents walk near Broxton Avenue and Westwood Boulevard in Westwood Village. Antisemitic hate incidents took place near UCLA and the Village on Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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