Campus safety officer Jerry Espinoza examines the site of the recent theft of the letters from the University sign at Second and D streets. The spate of letter thefts began in February. Campus Safety and Facilities departments are considering ways to prevent such thefts in future, including possibly installing acrylic sheets over the surface, or placing security cameras in the area. / photo by Ashlyn Hulin
As of Thursday Campus Safety and the La Verne Police Department had no new information on the ongoing investigation of a shooting threat, which put the University community on edge earlier this week.
A series of catalytic converter thefts have occurred on or close to the University of La Verne’s campus recently. So far six cases have been reported to Campus Safety, with four of them occurring in campus lots or structures.
A racial slur against the Black community was found written on doors and whiteboards in the University of La Verne’s Citrus Residence Hall, President Devorah Lieberman told the community in a late Thursday email.
Two men broke into the University’s Enrollment Management building early Thursday morning, but thanks to fast-acting Campus Safety officers, the alleged perpetrators escaped empty-handed after fleeing from police.