Incident Description: The victim was walking on the sidewalk when the two suspects rode past her and snatched her phone from her hand. The suspects left going westbound on Jefferson Bl. A short time later, the same suspects accosted a second victim at the southeast corner of Jefferson Bl. and Vermont Avenue. As they rode past…
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Incident Description: The victim was walking northbound on the sidewalk. The suspect, and three other male juveniles on bicycles, rode past her going southbound. The suspect grabbed the victim’s phone out of her hands as he rode past. He continued riding southbound. Reported Offense: Robbery Date & Time of Occurrence: 01/13/2026 8:18 pm Location: Figueroa Street and McCarthy Way,…
Incident Description: The victim was swarmed by a group of approximately 15 male teenagers on bicycles. The victim was assaulted and his phone was taken.This incident may be related to a similar incident that occurred at Adams Boulevard and Hoover Street approximately 30 minutes earlier in which a group of male teenagers on bicycles attempted to…
Incident Description: The suspect rode up behind the victim on a bicycle. He grabbed her by the neck and tore off her necklace. He continued riding his bicycle westbound toward Vermont Ave. Reported Offense: Robbery Date & Time of Occurrence: 12/15/2025 2:56 PM Location: Exposition Boulevard at Watt Way, south sidewalk Report Number: 2504567 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting…
Incident Description: The suspect entered the victim’s residence through an unlocked kitchen door. The victim heard the suspect and encountered him in the kitchen. The suspect fled the location. Reported Offense: Burglary Date & Time of Occurrence: 12/15/2025 3:53 AM Location: 2600 block of Orchard Ave. Report Number: 2504560 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting party): Age: Unknown Eye Color:…
Incident Description: The victim was walking on the north sidewalk of Jefferson Boulevard at Watt Way. The suspect, on a bicycle, exited the University Village and as he rode past the victim, he sprayed her with pepper spray. The suspect was accompanied by a second male, also on a bicycle. The suspect was last seen riding…
Incident Description: The victim was walking on the west sidewalk of Figueroa Street, south of 32nd Street. The victim was surrounded by four or five suspects who tripped him and then took a gold necklace from around his neck. The suspects ran eastbound across Figueroa and were last seen running northbound on the east sidewalk of…
The university has recently received three reports of students being scammed while attempting to purchase USC home football game tickets. The victims connected with the suspects through GroupMe. The suspects purported to be students. The victims requested to purchase tickets to a USC home football game. The suspects agreed to sell the tickets, and the…
Dear USC community, We wanted to remind you that USC is upgrading the TrojansAlert system, and the way we manage recipient lists for some user groups will change significantly beginning on September 17. TrojansAlert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending updates via text message and email. All alert…
Incident Description: The two victims were walking on the sidewalk of West 37th Place. The suspect approached from behind them and grabbed the buttocks of both victims. The suspect then ran away eastbound on 37th Place. The victims lost sight of him in the area of 37th Place and Catalina Street. Content warning: this warning addresses…
