Robbery

The complainant was approached by suspect #1 as she walked north bound on the east sidewalk of Ellendale Place, south of Adams Boulevard. The complainant was then approached by suspect #1, traveling in the opposite direction. Suspect #1 latched onto complainant’s phone and subsequently pushed her upper body. A brief struggle ensued as the complainant…

Robbery Arrest

On Sunday morning, March 25, 2018, at 3:32 AM, a female student was walking eastbound on Adams Blvd from Flower St. (toward The Lorenzo Apartments) when she was pushed to the ground and her purse forcibly taken from her. The suspect then fled westbound toward Figueroa and out of view. Disposition: At approximately 2:30 PM on…

Robbery

A female student was walking eastbound on Adams Blvd from Flower St. (toward The Lorenzo Apartments) when she was pushed to the ground and her purse forcibly taken from her. The suspect then fled westbound toward Figueroa and out of view. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE:  March 25, 2018 at approximately 3:32 A.M. LOCATION: Adams and…

Lewd Conduct and Indecent Exposure

As the victim (a female student) was walking past a parked vehicle, the suspect inside the vehicle honked the horn and rolled down the passenger window to get the victim’s attention. The victim approached the vehicle and the suspect exposed himself and made a lewd comment. The victim walked away from the vehicle and notified…

Fondling/Sexual Battery

The victim/student reported the suspect followed her to the northeast corner of Figueroa Street and Exposition Blvd. and hit her buttocks with an open hand and fled the area on foot. SUSPECT DESCRIPTION (Provided by reporting party): Male, Hispanic, late 20’s to early 30’s, wearing black zip up sweater, camouflage blue t-shirt, wearing black backpack, black…

Robbery Arrest

At approximately 9:30 PM, a student was skateboarding in the 3500 block of Budlong Avenue when a vehicle pulled alongside of him and two suspects stepped out.  One of the suspects brandished a knife and demanded the student’s property.   The student complied and gave the suspect his property which included his wallet and his skateboard. …

USC Department of Public Safety
DPS Officers on and off campus, Monday, August 17, 2015.(USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) is one of the largest campus public safety departments in the United States employing 346 full-time personnel and 30 part-time student workers. Under the leadership of Chief John Thomas, the department’s primary mission is to provide a safe and secure environment on campus and in the local USC community…

DPS Officers in the Community
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SOM Hopping

The men and women of the Department of Public Safety recommends all members of the USC campus community, as well as parents and visitors to campus, sign up for TrojansAlert, which is USC’s emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message and email. We…

Get A Ride

Get a Ride: If you work, study or take classes at night, you don’t have to walk to your car or home alone. Use the LiveSafe app to contact UPC’s Campus Cruiser services which will take you to your destination. If wait periods exceed 15 minutes, calls are automatically outsourced to Lyft, which you can…

Robbery/Kidnap Arrest

While walking away from her residence, a student was accosted by a man with a knife who forced her to walk to an ATM in an attempt to withdraw cash.  When unsuccessful, the man forced the student to walk to her residence in order to get him money.   After obtaining cash, the suspect fled on…