The UCLA Police Department announced Monday that another UCLA student was the victim of a home invasion after two people broke into an off-campus residence in Westwood.
The robbery occurred around 3:45 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving as the student was sleeping in an upstairs room of his home at Strathmore Drive and Gale Avenue.
Police said the two suspects entered the property through an unlocked door to remove an electric scooter and speakers.
The suspects are believed to be a man and a woman who started off in a gray Hyundai Elantra sedan.
Crime Alert: Early last Friday morning, while the victim was sleeping, two suspects entered an apartment complex in the 10900 block of Strathmore Dr. and took an electric scooter and a speaker.
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— UCLA Police Department (@UCPDLA) December 2, 2024
The male suspect was last seen wearing a black hat, a black sweater with white stripes on the sleeves, black shorts, white socks and black shoes. Police said the female suspect was wearing a white sweater, black pants and white shoes.
The victim was not injured.
The home invasions come about a week after authorities began investigating reports of three home burglaries at off-campus apartments on Sepulveda Boulevard near National Boulevard in the Palms neighborhood of West Los Angeles. did. The previous robbery occurred when the suspects entered the apartment through a window.
University police are warning students in their apartments to lock their doors and windows.
