Incident Description: The victim was walking on the north sidewalk of Jefferson Boulevard at Watt Way. The suspect, on a bicycle, exited the University Village and as he rode past the victim, he sprayed her with pepper spray. The suspect was accompanied by a second male, also on a bicycle. The suspect was last seen riding…
Author: Candace Stalder
Incident Description: The victim was walking on the west sidewalk of Figueroa Street, south of 32nd Street. The victim was surrounded by four or five suspects who tripped him and then took a gold necklace from around his neck. The suspects ran eastbound across Figueroa and were last seen running northbound on the east sidewalk of…
The university has recently received three reports of students being scammed while attempting to purchase USC home football game tickets. The victims connected with the suspects through GroupMe. The suspects purported to be students. The victims requested to purchase tickets to a USC home football game. The suspects agreed to sell the tickets, and the…
Dear USC community, We wanted to remind you that USC is upgrading the TrojansAlert system, and the way we manage recipient lists for some user groups will change significantly beginning on September 17. TrojansAlert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending updates via text message and email. All alert…
Incident Description: The two victims were walking on the sidewalk of West 37th Place. The suspect approached from behind them and grabbed the buttocks of both victims. The suspect then ran away eastbound on 37th Place. The victims lost sight of him in the area of 37th Place and Catalina Street. Content warning: this warning addresses…
Incident Description: The victim was walking on the sidewalk when the suspect drove past and yelled at him. The suspect then stopped, exited his vehicle and approached the victim. The suspect placed his hand in his waistband, simulating a weapon. The suspect demanded the victim’s neck chain, then attempted to pull it off the victim’s neck.…
Incident Description: The victim was walking in the hallway on an upper floor of her apartment complex. The suspect, who did not appear to be a resident of the complex, grabbed the victim by her shoulder and her wrist. He began yelling at the victim in a foreign language, possibly Spanish. A witness assisted the victim…
Dear Trojans, We hope you are enjoying the summer, and we look forward to welcoming all of you to the University Park Campus for the start of fall semester. In preparation for the new academic year, we have taken many steps to modernize our campus to ensure a safe, secure environment for our university community,…
Incident Description: Three victims were on the south sidewalk of Jefferson Boulevard at Royal Street. The two suspects approached the victims and demanded their property. The suspects then attempted to take the property by force. A struggle resulted and the suspects were able to take several items of property. The suspects ran back to the suspect…
Incident Description: The victim was walking on the sidewalk when the suspect confronted him and demanded his Airpods. The victim gave him the Airpods. The victim continued walking and the suspect followed him. When the victim arrived at his residence, the suspect asked him if he had anything else. The victim got the suspect a bag…