Police are searching for a man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September. The man hides a cellphone in his jacket pocket and presses it against people’s backs, pretending it’s a handgun, said Alexander Schlegel, a West Los Angeles robbery detective. Read more...
Photo: Police are searching for a man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September. (LAPD)
Volunteers walked the streets of Westwood to count the homeless population, as most residents left the Village’s restaurants and hookah bars. More than 50 Westwood community members counted 115 individuals, vehicles and shelters in the area bordered by Santa Monica Boulevard and Highway 405, up by 31 from last year. Read more...
Students arriving at Los Angeles International Airport can use the ride-sharing service Uber to return to Westwood Village. Los Angeles World Airports, or LAWA, allowed Uber to pick up passengers from LAX beginning Thursday. Read more...
Students may have more funding as part of the Pell Grant program announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education. The department announced two proposals that will expand the $29 billion Pell Grant program by $2 billion in October, pending congressional approval. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. Department of Education announced two proposals Tuesday that would increase funding for the Pell Grant program by $2 billion. (Courtesy of Pete Souza)
Criminal activity in Westwood increased by 22 percent in 2015, the first increase in crime rates since 2003, police officials said. Thefts and robberies account for most of the increase, said Chris Ragsdale, the Los Angeles Police Department’s lead officer for Westwood, at last week’s Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting. Read more...
A UCLA School of Nursing study concluded that a protein buildup in the brain’s synapses impairs memory recall and development, and may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. Read more...
University police officers will begin wearing body cameras by late 2016, in accordance with a new law that went into effect Friday allowing California university police to use them. Read more...
