UCPD arrests one person for Engineering IV building assault and robbery
The Engineering IV building is pictured. One person was arrested Tuesday after allegedly robbing a facilities worker. (Daily Bruin file photo)
By Alexis Muchnik
Jan. 7, 2025 6:28 p.m.
The UCLA Police Department arrested one person Tuesday suspected of multiple crimes including assault and robbery.
According to a UCPD Instagram post, officers received a report from a facilities worker alleging that they were assaulted by the suspect. The suspect, who was unarmed, was arrested because they intended to steal personal property and university supplies, according to the post.
The incident occurred Monday around 9 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Engineering IV building, and the suspect was arrested Tuesday morning, Acting Captain of the Administrative Bureau Jeffrey Chobanian said in an emailed statement.
The suspect was apprehended in UCLA Parking Structure 9 according to the Instagram post, which added that while being detained, the suspect threatened officers and broke additional California laws by doing so.
The suspect was previously arrested in July, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website.
They were arrested for trespassing, battery, robbery and threatening police officers after being identified by the victim, according to the post. UCPD recovered a university key from the suspect, according to the post.
Chobanian said in the statement that the suspect is currently detained at the LASD Inmate Reception Center.
“This is an active investigation, so we cannot disclose details about the items taken,” Chobanian added in the statement.