Sexual Battery/Fondling

ALERT #: TW2019-007

FIRST INCIDENT: Reporting party, a USC student, reported that as she was leaving campus from the McCarthy Way entrance after her class ended at Fertitta Hall, she crossed eastbound across Figueroa Street. When she reached the driveway leading to the Figueroa parking structure near Rosso Oro’s Pizza, she heard a bike coming from behind her. Reporting party turned around and then felt a hard slap to her buttocks. Reporting party said the suspect rode away southbound on the east sidewalk and out of sight.

REPORTED OFFENSE: Sexual battery/fondling

DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Sept. 30, 2019, 9:41 p.m.

LOCATION: USC Hotel, 3540 Figueroa St. (on campus)

SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, Hispanic, age 20, long black shoulder length hair, wearing a gray hoodie and a backpack.

SUSPECT BIKE DESCRIPTION: Dark colored bicycle

 

SECOND INCIDENT:  Reporting party, a USC student, reported she was walking alone northbound on Shrine Place when she was suddenly approached from behind by a male riding a bicycle who slapped her buttocks with an open palm as his continued to ride past her. The suspect continued riding northbound on Shrine Place.

REPORTED OFFENSE: Sexual battery/fondling

DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: October 1, 2019, 9:29 p.m.

LOCATION:  3200 Block of Shrine Place (off campus)

SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, short hair, possible a crew cut, wearing a dark hoodie.

SUSPECT BIKE DESCRIPTION: Possible black “Fixie” bicycle with a red flashing light.

 

THIRD INCIDENT: Reporting party indicated she was walking from an event at the Davidson Conference Center toward the Royal Street Structure when a male individual riding a bicycle rode toward her from behind and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect continued riding his bicycle westbound on 34th street (on campus).

REPORTED OFFENSE: Sexual battery/fondling.

DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Oct. 4, 2019, 9:10 p.m.

LOCATION: 3415 South Figueroa St. (on campus)

SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Male, Hispanic, dark complexion, age 25 to 29, shoulder length black hair.

SUSPECT BIKE DESCRIPTION: Dark colored bicycle.

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