Sunday, May 11


Court sentences man to 10 years in prison for July break in, assault

A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for breaking into Saxon Suites and sexually assaulting a UCLA student this summer.  Jeffrey Brewer, who is 42 years old, pleaded no contest to sexual penetration by use of force and to burglary, and will have to pay restitution, which will be determined at a later date, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.  Brewer was arrested in July for breaking into Saxon Suites and was charged with one count of sexual penetration by use of force and one count of first-degree residential burglary.  According to a July press release from District Attorney George Gascón, Brewer was found loitering around Saxon Suites in the early morning of July 5, where he was briefly let into the building but was then asked to leave by a student. Read more...

Photo: Saxon Suites, a form of student housing at UCLA, is pictured. On Monday, a man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for breaking into the suites and assaulting a student in July. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCPD reports 3 residential burglaries, arrests 1 individual for on-campus battery

From Thursday to Sunday, UCPD received three reports of residential burglaries at the Sepulveda University Village Apartments and arrested one individual for battery on campus.  According to a crime alert sent Monday, UCPD received three reports of residential burglaries at the Sepulveda apartments, though no suspects were observed at the time of reports. Read more...


LAPD report finds police failed to coordinate amid Palestine solidarity encampment

This post was updated Nov. 14 at 11:31 p.m. A draft LAPD report Nov. 5 found policing agencies failed to coordinate in response to the UCLA Palestine solidarity encampment. Read more...

Photo: LAPD officers form a line in Dickson Plaza during the Palestine solidarity encampment in the spring. A new report found that LAPD lacked coordination and resources in their activity during the encampment. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Nathan Hochman defeats incumbent George Gascón for LA District Attorney

This post was updated Nov. 28 at 8:50 p.m. Nathan Hochman won the race for Los Angeles County District Attorney, unseating incumbent George Gascón.  Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and United States assistant attorney general, won the race by more than 540,000 votes as of Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Nathan Hochman, the district attorney-elect, is pictured. Hochman beat incumbent George Gascón. (Courtesy Nathan Hochman)


LA County voters elect 5 LA Superior Court judges

Los Angeles County residents are in the process of electing five LA Superior Court judges.  George Turner Jr. is leading for Office No. 39 with 56.33% of the vote. Read more...

Photo: The Richard H. Chambers Court of Appeals is pictured. Five candidates were elected as Los Angeles Superior Court Judges on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Ken Lund/Wikimedia Commons)




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