Criminal activity in Westwood increased by 22 percent in 2015, the first increase in crime rates since 2003, police officials said. Thefts and robberies account for most of the increase, said Chris Ragsdale, the Los Angeles Police Department’s lead officer for Westwood, at last week’s Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting. Read more...
Crime
Crime, News, Westwood
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January 16, 11:05 am
Student robbery reported on Landfair Avenue
University police are looking for people who struck a UCLA student from behind and stole his money and credit card early Saturday in the North Village. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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January 12, 4:58 pm
Man accused of attempting to sexually assault UCLA student at party
University police reported a man attempted to sexually assault a UCLA student at a party in the North Village Saturday night. The student reported an acquaintance attempted to assault her at a party on Landfair Avenue, according to a UCPD alert. Read more...
Crime, News
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January 6, 1:05 am
State law allows UCPD to wear body cameras
University police officers will begin wearing body cameras by late 2016, in accordance with a new law that went into effect Friday allowing California university police to use them. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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January 5, 7:42 am
UCPD receives several reports of family scamming students in Westwood
A family asking for money to pay for gas and medications has scammed students out of thousands of dollars, university police said. UCPD has received several reports of a family that asks students for money, saying their children are sick, said UCPD spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein. Read more...
Crime, News
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December 21, 10:29 am
UCPD looking for men accused of robbery near graduate student housing
University police are searching for two men who showed a gun to a UCLA student and stole a his wallet and groceries in Palms on Sunday afternoon. Read more...
Crime, News, Science & Health
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December 19, 11:19 pm
LAPD officer fatally shoots vandalism suspect at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
A police officer fatally shot a 26-year-old man Saturday afternoon at a UCLA-affiliated hospital in Torrance after the man allegedly tried to grab the officer’s gun. Read more...