Crime
Dec. 6, 2024 9:30 a.m.
Erik Menendez (left) and Lyle Menendez (right) stand in front of their Beverly Hills home in 1989. The Los Angeles District Attorney asked a judge to consider resentencing the brothers. (Courtesy of Orsf/Wikimedia Commons)
This article contains mentions of sexual abuse that may be disturbing to some readers.
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón asked a judge to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez in October.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
Dec. 5, 2024 10:26 p.m.This post was updated Dec. 6 at 1:46 p.m.
One person was detained at Sproul Cove on Thursday evening after they threatened to use an explosive device, prompting building-wide evacuations.
UCPD issued a statement on the social media platform X just before 9 p.m.
By Gabrielle Gillette
Crime
Dec. 2, 2024 1:22 p.m.UCPD searches for 2 individuals suspected of Strathmore Drive residential burglary
UCPD is searching for two individuals suspected of an off-campus burglary.
According to a crime alert sent Monday morning, two people entered a residence on the 10900 block of Strathmore Drive around 3:45 a.m.
By Shiv Patel
Campus
Nov. 27, 2024 6:42 p.m.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.
By Gabrielle Gillette
Campus
Nov. 25, 2024 2:58 p.m.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.
By Gabrielle Gillette
Crime
Nov. 6, 2024 1:13 a.m.Nathan Hochman defeats incumbent George Gascón for LA District Attorney
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 12:17 a.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.
By Gabrielle Gillette
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