Saturday, May 16

Former UCLA gynecologist waives retrial to accept guilty plea, 11 year sentence

This post was updated April 14 at 10:51 p.m. Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery.  Heaps was accused of sexually abusing multiple patients during his time as a doctor at UCLA Health. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps sits in court during a previous hearing. Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Roebling Avenue fire put out following UCLA women’s basketball championship win

This post was updated April 6 at 12:41 a.m. UCPD and the Los Angeles Fire Department put out a fire on Roebling Avenue at around 10:35 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Firefighters extinguish a fire on Roebling Avenue Sunday night. A crowd of people lit a pile of objects – including branches and furniture – on fire at around 10:25 p.m. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)



UCPD reports $2000 Sproul Cove grand theft, warns against leaving items unattended

UCPD reported a grand theft of approximately $2,000 worth of items in Sproul Cove on Sunday. A UCLA student told UCPD that a suitcase of their belongings was stolen from a common lounge between 2 p.m. Read more...

Photo: The building name is posted at the entrance to the Sproul Cove dorm. A student’s belongings were allegedly stolen from a common lounge in the building on Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Santa Monica man arrested twice by UCPD for alleged kidnapping, rape

This post was updated March 24 at 4:22 p.m. UCPD arrested a Santa Monica man Friday after he allegedly trapped two UCLA students in his vehicle and threatened them earlier this month.  The man allegedly drove half a mile through Westwood while refusing to let the students leave his vehicle, according to a Tuesday UCPD press release. Read more...

Photo: A UCPD car drives down a street on campus. UCPD detectives arrested a Santa Monica man twice this month – once for allegedly trapping two students inside his vehicle and again for an October sexual assault. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


UCPD investigates e-scooter stolen from Dodd Hall amid rise in thefts

This post was updated March 31 at 5:05 p.m. UCPD is investigating an electric scooter theft that happened at Dodd Hall on Wednesday evening, according to a Friday Clery Timely Warning. Read more...

Photo: An electric scooter sits on campus. UCPD is investigating an e-scooter theft that happened outside Dodd Hall on Wednesday evening, according to a Friday Clery Timely Warning. (Daily Bruin file photo)