While standing on the sidewalk in front of one of the victim’s residence, the victims were approached on foot by two suspects who displayed handguns and demanded the victims’ property. The victims complied with the suspects’ demands. The suspects were last seen running south on Scarff Street and then east on St. James Place. DATE…
Author: Lim Boon
On December 5, 2018 at approximately 7:30 am, the suspect, a female, approached the victim, a faculty member, at the corner of Jefferson and Figueroa. The suspect demanded property from the victim and initiated a struggle for the property. The victim was able to maintain control of her purse, but the suspect was able to…
On November 26, at approximately 8:00pm, there several strong arm robberies of USC students in the area of Hoover and Jefferson. All victims were approached and property was demanded under the threat of physical violence. The victims surrendered their phones and other property and the suspects entered a waiting vehicle driven by another suspect. Disposition:…
DPS has received numerous complaints from students, many of whom are international students, who had been tricked into giving money to imposters posing as agents of the IRS, U.S. Customs, or other public entities. During the 2018 fall semester, seventeen students were victims to these scams with an average loss of $3,500. Other students have…
A student was standing in front of the Radisson Hotel when she was approached by the suspect who groped her and pulled her towards him. The student pulled away from the suspect and ran to a group of friends who were nearby. The suspect was last seen on foot walking north on Figueroa Street. DATE…
INCIDENT: A student entered the right front passenger seat of what she believed to be a ride share car parked near the 901 Bar and Grill and requested a ride home. As the operator began to drive the student home, he began touching her inappropriately. The student screamed at the driver who then pulled to…
INCIDENT #1: Victim, a student, was attending a party with friends. While victim was dancing by himself, he was approached by Suspect 1 who demanded his property. As the victim raised his hands, backed up and indicated he did not want trouble, Suspects 2 and 3 got behind the victim, one on his left and…
To: All Students From: Ainsley Carry, Vice President for Student Affairs John Thomas, Chief, Department of Public Safety Date: October 4, 2018 Subject: Safety and Security Over the past couple of weeks, we have held meetings with student groups about the speaker this evening. Those sessions have been important and productive; we thank these students…
There were three separate burglaries of student apartments that occurred over the weekend at the Cardinal Gardens housing complex. In each case, students were asleep inside when the burglaries occurred. No one was injured. It is likely that the same suspect committed each theft. In each case, the suspect entered through an unlocked front door…
In an apparent act of road rage, the suspect driver pointed a handgun from the window of her car at the driver of the other involved vehicle. The other involved vehicle was a rideshare car transporting a student passenger. No shots were fired and there were no injuries. The passenger in the suspect vehicle also…