A state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a UCLA political science professor cannot be criminally prosecuted for an alleged conflict of interest after he was involved in the hiring of his wife as a program assistant at the university. Read more...
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August 28, 11:37 pm
Court rules UCLA professor can’t be prosecuted for conflict of interest
Crime, News
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August 25, 7:04 pm
Police report theft of UCLA student’s phone from fraternity house
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, 2:22 pm
One arrest made following two separate peepings on Roebling Avenue
This post was updated July 27, 2025 at 8:51 p.m. to provide retroactive anonymity to a suspect whose charges were later dismissed. Police are searching for a man who was seen peeping into a Roebling Avenue student apartment Friday evening. 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.
Crime, News
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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.
Crime, News, Westwood
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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)