This post was updated Oct. 8 at 7:15 p.m. University police are searching for individuals involved in two burglaries of residential suites Tuesday morning. Personal property was removed from a suite at Rieber Vista between 10 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Residential units at Rieber Vista and Hitch Suites were burglarized while they were occupied by students Tuesday. University police are investigating. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 7:27 p.m. Two women are suing actor and former UCLA lecturer James Franco and his two associates for allegedly using their acting and filmmaking school to financially and sexually exploit women. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA lecturer James Franco is being sued by two women who attended his acting and filmmaking school, Studio 4. The complaint accuses Franco and his associates of fraudulently convincing students to pay tuition, while giving the false hope of them acquiring job opportunities. (Creative Commons photo via Flickr)
A man allegedly wielding a knife prompted a police response at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue on Friday. Police received a call at 12:30 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Police responded to a call regarding a man allegedly with a knife at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue on Friday. He reportedly drew the knife after entering into a dispute with another man. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 3 at 12:16 a.m. Los Angeles residents may be prevented from possessing assault weapons if a motion by a local city council member passes. Read more...
Photo: City Councilmember Paul Koretz introduced a motion in August that would prohibit the possession of all assault weapons in Los Angeles. The ordinance proposed by Koretz would be stricter than current California law, which prohibits the possession of certain assault rifles. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 2 at 11:08 a.m. A city-wide initiative is promoting racial equality by proposing a new office and encouraging community discussions. The Los Angeles City Council founded embRACE LA, an initiative to empower city residents through conversations about race, in late 2016. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Bai/Daily Bruin)
Reported instances of sexual assault on campus rose in 2018 by nearly 40%, according to an annual crime statistics report released by university police. UCPD released the 2019 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report on Monday. Read more...
Photo: University police released their annual crime statistics report Monday. Reported instances of sexual assault increased from 58 in 2017 to 81 in 2018, while arrests for liquor violations dropped during the same period from 19 to one. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 9:17 p.m. A UCLA medical professor pleaded no contest to child pornography charges at a Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Guido Germano (right), a professor at The David Geffen School of Medicine, will serve five years of probation and register as a sex offender for possessing and distributing child pornography. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
