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LAPD: Crime Up in Westwood Village Neighborhood sees an increase in theft By Chad Winthrop Thefts in Westwood Village have been increasing over the past few weeks, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Speaking at the November 6 Westwood Neighborhood Council Meeting Officer Christopher Ragsdale announced that specifically, the neighborhood is seeing an increase in shoplifting, retail thefts and personal thefts while other types of crimes are on the decline. Despite the decrease in other crime categories, the uptick in theft has led to a weekly increase of 44 crimes and according to Ragsdale many of these crimes are concentrated in Westwood Village. According to NWWNC President Michael Skiles, the council is more concerned about violent crimes in Westwood Village and is
encouraged that such crimes are down, but did acknowledge the uptick in theft and pointed out a new initiative the NWWNC has taken to bolster safety “We urged the Los Angeles Police Department to send more patrols into West-
wood and they did that after the month of September, which I think probably contributed to the lowering of the other categories in crime,” Skiles said. Here is a list of recent crimes in Westwood Village
November 1 A grand theft was reported at Veteran Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard A grand theft was reported on the 10800 block of Weyburn Avenue November 2 An assault with a deadly weapon was reported on the 1000 block of Gayley Avenue A burglary from a vehicle was reported near Lindbrook Drive and Tiverton Avenue A burglary was reported at the 10800 block of Lindbrook Drive November 4 A petty theft was reported at the 1100 block of Westwood Boulevard A grand theft was reported at the 1100 block of Wilshire Boulevard November 6 A grand theft was reported at the 1000 block of Westwood Boulevard November 7 A grand theft was reported at the 10900
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UCLA Steps Down as Democratic Debate Host
Labor disputes lead to LMU being selected as new host. By S am C atanzaro
The sixth and final Democratic primary debate initially planned to take place at UCLA’s Royce Hall, will now be held at Loyola Marymount University the Democratic National Committee has announced. The change of venues stems from labor disputes between AFSCME Local 3299, a member of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union and the University of California, Los Angeles. “In response to concerns raised by the local organized labor community in Los Angeles, we have asked our media partners to seek an alternative site for the December debate. We will be in touch with more
information when it is available,” the DNC wrote in an email to Democratic candidates participating in the debate. “With regret, we have agreed to step aside as the site of the debate rather than become a potential distraction during this vitally important time in our country’s history,” said the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs in a statement. AFSCME Local 3299 represents more than 10,000 service and patient care employees in the UC system and is amid a three-year boycott. “What we’re doing is asking for the candidates who are coming to UCLA’s campus to honor the three-year boycott that we’ve had in place for any speaker attending any event on any of the University of California campuses to stand in solidarity with the workers and essentially to not lend their name and credibility to the university that’s treating workers like this,” wrote Liz Perlman, union’s executive director, in a Face-
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co-hosting the debate which will take place on December 19 and air live on PBS.
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