Crime in University Park hits decade high

Good morning, I hope you had a good Monday. Here are the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

Crime in University Park hit a decade high in October 2022, reaching numbers not seen since January 2010. Data from the LA Police Department reported 236 crimes in October, followed by the second-highest count of 221 reported in November.

Staff / Daily Trojan

The seven states that rely on the Colorado River for their water failed to meet a federal end-of-January deadline to hash out a plan to collectively reduce their water use. California — which draws the most water from the dying river — was the lone holdout in a plan that outlined possible cuts accounting for evaporation in the river’s lower basin.

Ian James / Los Angeles Times

The shooters responsible for the gruesome “assassination-style” murders of six people in Tulare County remain at-large two weeks later. Authorities are yet to establish a motive in the killings, though Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said investigators believe they may have been gang-related.

Staff / Associated Press

Authorities said a California man intentionally drove his family off a 250-foot cliff on the Highway 1: a fall which all four members of his family, himself included, miraculously survived. Dharmesh Patel, 41, was charged with three counts of attempted murder on Monday.

Livia Albeck-Ripka / The New York Times

David DePape, the man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi in October, called a local television station to say “you’re welcome” for attacking Pelosi and that he’s “so sorry I didn’t get more of them.” DePape called from a county jail where he’s awaiting his trial set for later this month.

Lisa Hix / The San Francisco Standard

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