KTLA: Hate crime suspect arrested on UCLA campus after police find weapons, stolen property

Police announced Sunday morning that they’ve arrested a burglary suspect in a UCLA lecture hall building after finding weapons and hate crime evidence.

“UCLA Police arrested a suspect in Haines Hall after recovering stolen posters honoring African-American figures, a stun gun, campus keys, and other prohibited items,” the department said in a social media post. It was not clear whether there were any classes in session or students present at the time of arrest.

Police did not immediately identify the suspect or say if they were a student or employee at UCLA. However, the department did say that the suspect now faces charges of burglary, weapons possession, possession of stolen property and a hate crime enhancement.

According to the UCLA maps website, the Center for African American Studies Library is located in Haines Hall. The library contains “Newspapers, journals, books, photographs, pamphlets, audiovisual sources and other research materials reflecting the African American experience in the social sciences, arts, and humanities,” the website states.