Tag: crime
Why Brazil shouldn’t battle criminals with a broken justice system
As one of his campaign promises, Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro said he would push for a stricter crackdown on criminal activity by retaliating with...
UCPD intercepts two-person burglary at UCR Child Development Center
On Saturday, Oct. 27, UC Police Department (UCPD) arrested two vagrants stealing from the UCR Child Development Center on Watkins Drive. A security alarm...
Highlander Newsroom (3/2/16)
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the Oscars, the recent ecstasy bust and crime as well as finals and spring break.
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District Attorney speaks on rising crime in Riverside
Last Thursday, UCR’s new School of Public Policy hosted Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin at the Center for Environmental Research (CE-CERT) building off...
UCSB shooting opens old wounds
Four people — two suspects and two UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) students — have been hospitalized after a domestic disturbance and shooting incident was...
Two armed robberies strike near UCR
Two crimes occurred within two days near UCR last week. UCPD has yet to determine whether the crimes are connected to one another and...
Pizza suspects make off with dough
Two male individuals are suspected of stealing $40 worth of pizza and products from a Domino’s delivery driver on Jan. 20. The robbery occurred...
UCR adds surveillance cameras to increase safety
In April 2013, the University Task Force on Safety (UTFS) released 40 recommendations to improve campus safety after a string of crimes occurred earlier...
Female UCR student kidnapped, released right after
On June 8, a female UCR student was abducted from the University Village (UV) Towers parking garage located on 3500 Iowa Avenue. The psychology...
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...