Tag: crime
The price of security: how apps like Protector make safety a...
On Feb. 19, Protector, a new rideshare app that offers private security, was launched in Los Angeles and New York. Protector allows its users...
Gov. Newsom’s “surge operations” is a temporary fix to reducing violent...
On Oct. 28, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new “surge operation” for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in the City of San Bernardino...
Among California’s new laws for 2024 are alerts for missing Black...
Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to combat not only abduction and kidnappings but also the racial disparities that flourish in them. Senate Bill 673, also...
Michelle Carter’s early release is an obvious example of racial bias...
Michelle Carter, the woman convicted of convincing her boyfriend Conrad Roy to take his own life, has been released from her sentence of 15...
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...