Incident Description: The victim woke up and discovered the suspect inside the victim’s bedroom near their nightstand. Upon seeing the victim wake up, the suspect took the victim’s property from their nightstand and fled through the front door and property gate in an unknown direction. The suspect may have entered the residence through an unlocked front…
Author: Ani Nahapatian
The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) has noticed an increase in residential burglaries occurring off campus at student residences. Burglars tend to target homes or apartments with unsecured doors and/or windows. With the upcoming Labor Day holiday coming up, please review the tips below to avoid becoming the victim of a burglary. General tips…
Incident Description: A suspect entered the International Themed Residential College employee area and stole property. The suspect left in an unknown direction. Reported Offense: Burglary Date & Time of Occurrence: 08/24/2026 12:40 a.m. – 08/24/2026 7:00 a.m. Location: On campus at the International Themed Residential College Report Number: 2602819 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting party): Age: 40 to 50…
Incident Resolution: The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting and carjacking incident that occurred on August 12, 2026, has been arrested. Based on the information currently available, DPS believes the threat that prompted the issuance of the Crime Alert has been mitigated. DPS thanks the university community for its vigilance and reminds everyone to…
Reported Offense: Aggravated Assault & Robbery Date & Time of Occurrence: 08/12/2026 6:24 p.m. Location: At the intersection of 28th Street and Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Report Number: 2602672 Incident Description: A carjacking occurred involving the shooting of a victim. There is no known USC involvement in this incident. The Los Angeles Police Department has assumed responsibility for…
Incident Description: The victim was inside his residence with the front door open. The victim’s backpack was on the floor inside the residence near the open doorway. While the victim was away from the immediate area, a male suspect approached the open doorway, leaned inside the residence, took the backpack, and left the area in an…
Incident Resolution: The suspect believed to be responsible for the copper wire thefts that occurred on July 30, 2026, and August 4, 2026, has been arrested. Based on the information currently available, DPS believes the threat that prompted the issuance of the Timely Warning has been mitigated. DPS thanks the university community for its vigilance and…
Incident Description: At approximately 9:42 a.m. on July 30, 2026, a suspect unlawfully entered an underground parking structure of an apartment building and stole approximately 1,300 feet of copper wire from the ceiling. The suspect fled the area on foot in an unknown direction. Later, at approximately 2:46 a.m. on August 4, 2026, the same suspect…
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) would like to inform the campus community of a scheduled film production taking place near campus on Tuesday, August 4, through Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at the Exposition Park Rose Garden (701 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037) and the Natural History Museum (900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA…
Incident Description: The suspects’ vehicle approached the victim’s vehicle. One of the suspects exited the passenger side of their vehicle, displayed a firearm, smashed the victim’s windshield, and demanded the victim’s property. After the robbery, the suspect re-entered the waiting van, and was last seeing turning northbound on Catalina Street. Reported Offense: Robbery Date & Time of…
