Groups of teenage males on bicycles have been riding around the city of Los Angeles, including the USC community, routinely robbing pedestrians of their phones, randomly assaulting people, and continually violating traffic laws. These bicyclists, who are mostly under 18, sometimes ride in groups as large as 100. The USC Department of Public Safety is…
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Incident Description: The victim was on the sidewalk when the suspect rode past him on a bicycle. The suspect grabbed the victim’s phone and pulled it out of his hands. The suspect rode away southbound on Figueroa St. The suspect was accompanied by two or three other male juveniles on bicycles. Following this crime, there were…
Incident Description: A shoplifting suspect running from the USC Bookstore forcibly took a bicycle from a student as he made his escape. Reported Offense: Robbery Date & Time of Occurrence: 01/28/2026 8:50 a.m. Location: On the University Park Campus at Watt Way and West 37th Place Report Number: 2600322 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting party): Age: 30 to 35…
Incident Description: The suspect was walking in front of the victim, she suddenly turned around and made a threatening statement to the victim. She then punched the victim in face, knocked her to the ground and began scratching at the victim’s face. A passerby intervened and stopped the suspect. The suspect left the scene southbound on…
Incident Description: The victim was walking on the sidewalk when the suspect rode up behind her on a bicycle and snatched her phone from her hands. The suspect continued riding eastbound and was last seen going southbound on Figueroa St. Reported Offense: Robbery Date & Time of Occurrence: 01/24/2026 6:01 PM Location: Jefferson Bl. west of Figueroa St., north…
Incident Description: The victim was walking on the sidewalk when the two suspects rode past her and snatched her phone from her hand. The suspects left going westbound on Jefferson Bl. A short time later, the same suspects accosted a second victim at the southeast corner of Jefferson Bl. and Vermont Avenue. As they rode past…
Incident Description: The victim was walking northbound on the sidewalk. The suspect, and three other male juveniles on bicycles, rode past her going southbound. The suspect grabbed the victim’s phone out of her hands as he rode past. He continued riding southbound. Reported Offense: Robbery Date & Time of Occurrence: 01/13/2026 8:18 pm Location: Figueroa Street and McCarthy Way,…
Incident Description: The victim was swarmed by a group of approximately 15 male teenagers on bicycles. The victim was assaulted and his phone was taken.This incident may be related to a similar incident that occurred at Adams Boulevard and Hoover Street approximately 30 minutes earlier in which a group of male teenagers on bicycles attempted to…
Incident Description: The suspect rode up behind the victim on a bicycle. He grabbed her by the neck and tore off her necklace. He continued riding his bicycle westbound toward Vermont Ave. Reported Offense: Robbery Date & Time of Occurrence: 12/15/2025 2:56 PM Location: Exposition Boulevard at Watt Way, south sidewalk Report Number: 2504567 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting…
Incident Description: The suspect entered the victim’s residence through an unlocked kitchen door. The victim heard the suspect and encountered him in the kitchen. The suspect fled the location. Reported Offense: Burglary Date & Time of Occurrence: 12/15/2025 3:53 AM Location: 2600 block of Orchard Ave. Report Number: 2504560 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting party): Age: Unknown Eye Color:…
