Rape

Content warning: this warning addresses a report of sexual assault. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Visit https://eeotix.usc.edu/report/confidential-and-private-resources/for resources and support. Incident Description: An employee of a company providing services to Keck Hospital was sexually assaulted by a coworker from that same company with whom she had a passing acquaintance. The Los Angeles…

Sexual Battery/Fondling

Content warning: this warning addresses a report of sexual assault. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Visit https://eeotix.usc.edu/report/confidential-and-private-resources/ for resources and support. Incident Description: The victim, a USC student, was walking on a campus walkway on the west side of Pardee Tower. The suspect rode up from behind her on a…

Robbery

Incident Description: The victim, not affiliated with USC, was at the automated teller at the Bank of America. He was approached by two suspects. Suspect one displayed a handgun and demanded the victim’s wallet. The suspects pushed the victim to the ground and forcibly took his wallet. The suspects left the location in a green Ford…

Robbery

Incident Description: The victim, a security guard, had set her property down near where she was standing. She saw the suspect approach her property and pick up her backpack. She grabbed the backpack and, after struggling with the suspect, was able to retake it. The suspect fled on a black bicycle. He was last seen…

Fall Self-defense Classes for Women

Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Classes USC Public Safety is offering Women’s Self-Defense (RAD) course on the following dates. Each class is divided into three, four-hour sessions. All three sessions must be completed consecutively in order to earn full credit and certification. Option#1 Mondays, October 2, 9, 16Time: 4-8 pm  Option#2 Fridays, October 6, 13, 20 Time:…

Sexual Battery/Fondling

Content warning: this warning addresses a report of sexual assault. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Visit https://eeotix.usc.edu/report/confidential-and-private-resources/for resources and support. Date & Time of Occurrence: 02/01/2023 1:15 p.m. Location: Adjacent to the Galen Center on the east sidewalk of Figueroa Street south of Jefferson Boulevard Report Number: 2300833 Incident Description: As the victim, who is…

Sexual Battery/Fondling

Content warning: this warning addresses a report of sexual assault. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Visit https://eeotix.usc.edu/report/confidential-and-private-resources/for resources and support. Incident Description: The victim, a female student, was inside a store at the Village. As she was reaching down to select a grocery item, the suspect approached her from behind and rubbed…

Robbery

Incident Description: The two victims, including a female USC student, were sitting inside a car parked in a parking lot across from Troy Hall. They were approached by two suspects on foot. One suspect pointed a handgun at the victims and ordered them to exit the car. Once the victims were out of the car,…

Community Safety Advisory

BURGLARY PREVENTION: The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) has noticed an increase in residential burglaries occurring off campus. Burglars tend to target homes or apartments with unsecured doors and/or windows. Some of the burglaries have occurred when the resident was at home asleep. As we approach Winter Recess, please review the below tips to…

Chief Lauretta Hill to lead DPS

The new DPS leader has been chief of police at Dallas College — one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with nearly 75,000 undergraduate students — for six years. Lauretta Hill, a law enforcement veteran with nearly three decades of experience in public safety, has been named assistant vice president/chief at the USC Department…