Richard Winton is an investigative crime writer for the Los Angeles Times and part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2011. Known as @lacrimes on Twitter, during almost 30 years at The Times he also has been part of the breaking news staff that won Pulitzers in 1998, 2004 and 2016. He won the ASNE Deadline News award in 2006. A native of England, after getting degrees from the University of Kent at Canterbury and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he began covering politics but chose to focus on crime because it was less dirty.
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Here is what we know about the last couple of weeks on campus, based on interviews, recordings, social media and documents.
May 7, 2024
Campus police are scanning hundreds of images and using facial-recognition technology to identify the attackers. Similar tools were used to identify Jan. 6 attackers.
May 7, 2024
UCLA’s chancellor on Monday night outlined actions the school is taking in the aftermath of mob violence against protesters on campus last week.
May 6, 2024
Law enforcement fired ‘less-lethal’ rounds as the UCLA encampment was cleared, and protesters say they ‘connected with heads and hands.’
May 3, 2024
Less than 24 hours after a violent attack on a pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, officers pulled apart barricades as they tore down the encampment and made arrests.
May 3, 2024
Many on campus and outside UCLA are criticizing the university for not handling the violent counterprotest better.
May 1, 2024
It took hours for police to push away counterprotesters and bring calm to UCLA’s campus, raising questions about whether the campus was prepared.
May 1, 2024
Hours of violence that unfolded overnight at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on UCLA’s campus prompted administrators to cancel classes on Wednesday and has triggered questions about authorities’ response.
May 1, 2024
Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ask New York court to throw out portions of a suit accusing the rapper of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.
April 29, 2024
The victim was shot in a guard shack outside the home in Encino, according to police.
April 29, 2024