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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. Be...

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...