Ariela Lopez
Staff Reporter
ariela__lopez | ariela.lopez@yale.edu
Ariela Lopez is the 148th Editor in Chief and President of the Yale Daily News. She previously covered Cops and Courts and City Hall for the City Desk and laid out the weekly print paper as a Production & Design editor. Ariela is an English major in Branford College, originally from New York City.
Author Archive
ARIELA LOPEZ
Yale Police arrest suspect for attempted Berkeley burglary

YPD officers took into custody an individual who they believe used a cloned ID card to carry out a burglary in Berkeley College last week.

April 3, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Car repair for Kia Boyz: Project Longevity, police department focus on curbing youth violence

The New Haven office of the state-wide gun violence prevention program has expanded its holistic intervention approach to families and youth.

April 1, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ, KARLA CORTES & JAEHA JANG
Yale refutes ICE presence rumors but releases law enforcement guide, restricts building access

The University and the NHPD said they were not aware of immigration enforcement presence on Friday, though rumors of ICE sightings circulated among Yalies. On Saturday, Yale Public Safety announced that campus building access will be restricted to ID holders.

March 29, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ & YOLANDA WANG
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears

History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.

March 27, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
No cover-up in alder hit-and-run case, chief concludes

Two years after a car crash involving Morris Cove Alder Sal DeCola prompted civilian complaints and a lawsuit, the police department exonerated responding cops of misconduct accusations.

March 27, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Community honors Greg Swiantek, longtime Yale officer who died on duty

Swiantek, who worked for the Yale Police Department for 17 years, died suddenly on March 12.

March 23, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ & MAIA NEHME
New Haven detective solves nearly three decade-old child abduction case

Aided by a national DNA testing company, city police found Andrea Reyes, a New Havener who went missing in 1999 at 23 months old.

March 6, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Mayor’s public safety budget prioritizes police staffing, technology

After a contentious labor contract-negotiating cycle, the city hopes to aid police department staffing and update its technological assets.

March 6, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Former School of Medicine researcher sues Yale for alleged damaged research

After Sam Lee filed a claim against Yale for a destroyed incubator, the University filed three counterclaims, pointing out Lee’s history of retracted papers and allegedly fraudulent research.

March 5, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ & ELIJAH HUREWITZ-RAVITCH
Viral New Haven seal succumbs to illness

Chappy, a stray seal recovered from Chapel Street, died on Tuesday at the Mystic Aquarium.

March 4, 2025

ARIELA LOPEZ
Unidad Latina en Acción protests alleged wage theft targeting undocumented worker

A dozen members of a migrant workers advocacy group rallied outside a Whitney Avenue restaurant on Sunday.

March 2, 2025