According to campus police, UCLA demonstrators had heavy tools and wanted to take over the building

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A UCLA faculty member takes a photo of the site in front of Royce Hall where Palestinian supporters set up an encampment at UCLA on Monday, May 6, 2024. A number of student protesters were arrested early Monday in a UCLA parking lot for violating a campus curfew. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Dozens of people arrested on the UCLA campus on Monday, May 6, were carrying bolt cutters, superglue, padlocks, heavy-duty chains and metal pipes, as well as printed materials “that encourage vandalism and violence,” UCLA police said this week with.

The university had planned to return to in-person instruction after two days of remote learning triggered by camp activity last week.

But early Monday morning, police arrested more than 40 people in a campus parking garage, and UCLA police said they had material on them that indicated they were prepared to break into a building and possibly barricade themselves inside .

The details were detailed in a statement from UCLA Police, which said the group also carried materials such as “The Do-It-Yourself Occupation Guide.”

The 44 people arrested “include 35 UCLA students and nine people unaffiliated with the school. “Forty-two of them were arrested for conspiracy to commit a felony and two for obstructing a peace officer,” ABC7 reported.

Four members of the group had previously been arrested for failing to disperse when authorities cleared the camps on May 2, the television report said.

The police statement did not reveal which cause the group supported. Police said the group hatched a plan to break into and occupy Moore Hall.

“Due to ongoing disruptions, the campus is back in a limited operational state,” the school announced in a BruinAlert. “Therefore, the courses will be moved remotely from May 6th to 10th in accordance with the Senate’s guidelines. Employees who can work remotely should consult with their supervisors. Events and research activities should also take place or be postponed if possible.”

City News Service contributed to this report.

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