Crime
May 14, 2024 4:01 p.m.
Former UCLA School of Dentistry student Jaime Tran agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to all charges related to him shooting two Jewish men in February 2023 as they left religious services.
Tran, who was last enrolled at UCLA in 2018, pled guilty to two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill and two counts of using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, according to a Tuesday press release from the United States Department of Justice.
Tran is expected to plead guilty to those felony charges in front of U.S.
By Sharla Steinman
Crime
May 13, 2024 7:31 p.m.Community members highlighted issues they want to see addressed by the next LAPD police chief during a webinar Tuesday.
The webinar – co-hosted by District 5 Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky and the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday evening – allowed participants to share complaints surrounding officers, including slow response times.
By Dora Gao
Crime
March 23, 2024 8:19 p.m.Harbor-UCLA, former orthopedics chief part ways amid sexual misconduct allegations
Former Harbor-UCLA Medical Center orthopedics chief Dr. Louis Kwong, who currently faces several allegations of sexual misconduct, is no longer employed by the hospital.
Chief Medical Officer Griselda Gutierrez informed orthopedics staff of Kwong’s departure March 13, though the hospital refused to clarify Thursday if it was voluntary or forced, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Friday.
By Anna Dai-Liu
Campus
Feb. 22, 2024 2:21 p.m.UCLA ECE caregiver arrested for sexual battery, willful cruelty to a child
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 10:52 p.m.
Editor’s note: This post was updated to remove a photo of the Fernald Center, one of the UCLA Early Child Care and Education Centers.
By Catherine Hamilton and Sharla Steinman
Crime
Feb. 8, 2024 10:06 p.m.UCLA faculty discuss role of diversity in choosing new police chief
Experts said the topics of police reform and diversity will be key in selecting a new police chief, as current LAPD Chief Michael Moore steps down at the end of February and Dominic Choi begins his term as interim chief March 1.
By Leyton Breese
Crime
Feb. 7, 2024 4:57 p.m.Dominic Choi receives appointment to serve as interim chief of LAPD
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:34 p.m.
Dominic Choi was appointed as interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday.
Choi will assume the position March 1 and will be the first Asian American to lead the LAPD.
By Sharla Steinman
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