Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Gabrielle Gillette, Assistant News editor. Interactive by Liam McGlynn, Data editor. UCPD recorded 623 entries in its Jan. 1 to Jan. Read more...
Westwood
Crime, News, Westwood
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February 3, 11:14 am
UCPD arrests 2 individuals for firearm-related offenses in Westwood
UCPD have arrested two people since Friday near campus for firearm offenses. Police arrested one person across the street from Gayley Heights on Le Conte Avenue on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: A UCPD police car is pictured. Police arrested two people over the weekend near campus in connection with firearm offenses. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Science & Health, Westwood
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February 2, 11:13 pm
Felicia Marie Knaul gives talk spotlighting global inequities in public health
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 4:54 p.m. Felicia Marie Knaul, a health economist and the wife of Chancellor Julio Frenk, shed light on stark global disparities in pain treatment to researchers and medical students Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Felicia Knaul presents about public health disparities at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (Courtesy of Samuel Martinez Jaurequi)
Fire, News, Westwood
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February 2, 11:06 am
UCLA Radio flea market brings community together to raise funds for fire relief
This post was updated Feb. 2 at 9:12 p.m. Gem-toned textiles, creamy matcha lattes and live music brought students and the Westwood community together for the UCLA Radio Los Angeles fire relief flea market Jan. Read more...
Photo: A performer plays a guitar at the Flea Market for Fire Relief from UCLA Radio. The market saw vendors from across UCLA contribute their goods to raise money for fire relief donations. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
Crime, News, Westwood
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January 31, 6:57 pm
UCPD arrests 2 people for suspected mail theft from off-campus buildings
UCPD arrested two people in connection with the theft of mail from off-campus buildings Friday. The crime was reported around 4:30 a.m. Friday. Officers made contact with the suspects at the intersection of Midvale and Levering Avenue, according to an emailed statement from Jeffrey Chobanian, UCPD’s Acting Captain of the Administrative Bureau. Officers recovered pepper spray and what they suspected to be methamphetamine from the suspects, along with multiple objects suspected to be burglary tools – including a hammer, crowbars, pliers, screwdrivers and keys – Chobanian said in the statement. Mail had been stolen from University Apartments North among other buildings, he added The suspects were brought to Los Angeles County jail and face charges of burglary, mail theft, identity theft, misappropriation of lost property, possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of burglary tools and possession of tear gas. Read more...
Photo: A UCPD car drives through Westwood. Early Friday morning UCPD arrested two people in connection with mail theft, burglary and other charges. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, California, Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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January 26, 9:59 pm
New California law seeks to improve safety by restricting parking in certain areas
A new California law seeking to improve pedestrian safety at intersections officially took effect this January. Assembly Bill No. 413, also known as the “Daylighting to Save Lives” bill, requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers. Read more...
Photo: A car tire is pictured. A new California law requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
News, Westwood
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January 22, 11:50 am
Police respond to report of dead body on Le Conte Avenue
A body was found on Le Conte Avenue on Tuesday. The 56-year-old man was found on a bench opposite Ralphs grocery store. According to a post from UCPD on social media platform X, there was no foul play suspected as the man was determined to have died from natural causes. “Earlier today, UCLA PD patrol officers and detectives responded to a report of a body on Le Conte Ave, across from Ralphs,” UCPD said in an Instagram post Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The Ralphs parking lot is pictured. UCPD responded to reports of a body on a bench across the street on Le Conte Avenue on Tuesday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)