UCPD arrests 2 individuals in connection to recent Westwood burglaries
UCPD police officers arrested two people in Westwood on Tuesday in connection with several Westwood burglaries.
By Elizabeth Sherwood
Sept. 4, 2020 12:51 p.m.
University police arrested two people Tuesday in connection with several Westwood burglaries.
Cierra Marie Bartholomew, 28, and Adrian Givens, 46, were arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools and being felons in possession of firearms and ammunition, according to a Thursday press release from the UCPD.
Officers approached Bartholomew and Givens, one of whom was in a car, because they matched the description of the burglary suspects based on video surveillance footage, according to the press release. UCPD officers had been investigating recent burglaries in the north Westwood area and had increased patrols in the north Westwood area to investigate the recent burglaries.
UCPD found hundreds of pieces of stolen mail, two stolen handguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and several personal items that belonged to burglary victims, the press release said.
Bartholomew and Givens, who are not affiliated with UCLA, are set to appear in court Dec. 2, according to the press release.
