A UCLA student’s iPhone was stolen from his room in the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house on Strathmore Drive over the weekend, police said. An unknown person entered through the student’s unlocked door and took the phone while he was asleep between 11 p.m. Read more...
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August 25, 7:04 pm
Police report theft of UCLA student’s phone from fraternity house
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August 25, 2:22 pm
One arrest made following two separate peepings on Roebling Avenue
Police are searching for a man who was seen peeping into a Roebling Avenue student apartment Friday evening. In a separate incident, officials arrested a man early Monday morning for allegedly peeping into another student apartment across the street. Read more...
Photo: Two peepings were reported at Roebling Avenue student apartments on Friday and Monday. A 38-year-old man was arrested Monday morning in connection with the second peeping.
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August 20, 9:53 pm
UCLA microbiologist allegedly makes death threat on Facebook
A UCLA microbiologist allegedly posted a death threat on Facebook Wednesday in response to an article about Harvard University’s relationship with Thailand, according to a tweet from a former Reuters journalist. Read more...
Photo: In a comment on Facebook, Peera Hemarajata, a postdoctoral fellow in clinical microbiology at UCLA, allegedly threatened the life of an opinion columnist.
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August 14, 9:05 pm
Anti-Semitic flier placed under door of Jewish-owned business
An anti-Semitic flier with swastikas was found under the door of a business run by Jewish individuals in Westwood on Tuesday. Boruch Cunin, a rabbi at the Chabad House at UCLA, said the business owner and an employee later came to him to discuss the flier. Read more...
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August 13, 5:56 pm
Phone, iPad stolen from student’s room in Theta Chi fraternity house
An iPad and iPhone were stolen from a UCLA student’s room in the Theta Chi fraternity house on Gayley Avenue early Sunday morning, police said. University police said an unknown suspect entered the room and took the devices between 2 a.m. Read more...
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August 6, 3:39 pm
Man sentenced to jail time for Westwood apartment peepings
A 47-year-old man was ordered to serve 180 days in jail for peeping into several Westwood apartments in recent months. Christopher Mendicino pleaded no contest Tuesday to two charges of peeping and one charge of loitering, said Frank Mateljan, spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, in an email statement. Read more...
Photo: Christopher Mendicino, 47, was sentenced Tuesday for peeping into several UCLA student apartments. (UCPD)
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August 1, 3:12 pm
Westwood apartment peeping suspect arrested by university police
Police arrested a man wanted for peeping and prowling several times around UCLA student apartments in Westwood. University police officers arrested the man Friday morning after he asked an acquaintance to store his belongings and buy him an Amtrak ticket to Santa Barbara under a false name. Read more...
Photo: Christopher Mendicino, 47, was arrested by university police Friday morning for allegedly peeping into several UCLA student apartments. (UCPD)