On-campus robbery sparks creation of safety committee
A campus committee on safety has been proposed after a student was injured in an attempted armed robbery near the Arts Building on Monday, April 13.
At around 8:20 p.m., a student was walking toward...
Robberies occur near Lot 30
Two different robberies occurred at the intersection adjacent to and on Lot 30 on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, respectively.
The first robbery happened last Thursday at the intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd and...
Crime Watch: Outbreak of criminal activity before winter break
Suspects arrested for possession of firearm on campus
Last Tuesday, parts of UCR Family Housing were lit up by searchlights from an overhead police helicopter, as the University of California Police Department (UCPD) searched the...
Cell phone robbery on Rustin Avenue
Two males allegedly committed a cell phone robbery on the south side of Rustin Avenue on Jan. 11, about four blocks from campus.
The suspects, one of whom was holding a baseball bat, approached the...
University police reel in barn thief
On Dec. 27, the University of California Police Department (UCPD) arrested Keiana Marie Porter, 23, of Moreno Valley on “suspicion of robbery, burglary, unauthorized use of a credit card and forgery,” and booked her...
Shooting in White Park
On Monday morning Feb. 29, a man was injured in a shooting that occurred at White Park in downtown Riverside. Twenty-six-year-old Cory Chenno James of Riverside and 25-year-old Leshawn Karisha Johnson of Colton were...
Crime Watch: Burglary near family housing
Last Friday, at approximately 1:30 p.m., two suspects were seen breaking into a house on Flanders Road near UCR Family Student Housing. The UC Police Department (UCPD) assisted the Riverside Police Department (RPD) in...
Crime Watch: Masked Halloween robbers strike off-campus
On Monday, Nov. 3, a robbery occurred off campus near Rustin Drive and Linden Street at around 2 a.m. The male victim was walking when he was approached by two suspects who demanded his...
Armed robbery near UC Riverside reported
A gunman mugged two people of $38,000 last Saturday at University Iowa Garden Apartments, a housing complex near UC Riverside, before running away, according to a news release.
Around 9:50 a.m., one victim withdrew $37,000...
Crime Watch: Barn thief is on the loose
A “college-aged” woman was robbed of her backpack and cell phone on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6:15 p.m., according to a mass campus email sent by the UC Police Department (UCPD).
The victim was walking...