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…
Author: Ani Nahapatian
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:…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Incident Description: The victim, a male staff member, and a group of eight bicyclists were involved in a traffic dispute. The victim stopped on Jefferson Bl., east of Figueroa Street. The bicyclists surrounded the victim’s car and began to vandalize it. The victim exited his car and began fighting with two of the bicyclists. At one…
REPORTED OFFENSEThe USC Department of Public Safety has received reports from students, many of whom are international students, who were deceived into giving money to impostors posing as law enforcement officials or representatives of agencies such as the Social Security Administration, IRS, U.S. Customs, Citizenship and Immigration Services and Department of Homeland Security. Some impostors…
Incident Description: The victim, a USC student, was inside a fast food restaurant ordering food. While waiting for his food, a group of male juveniles made several racially charged comments to him. The victim responded and one of the juveniles punched him in the face. As the victim left the restaurant, a second juvenile grabbed his…
