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. Please review the below tips to avoid becoming the victim of…
Category: Community Safety Advisory
Reported Offense: The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to make the campus community aware of a telephone scam in which an individual posing as a USC security officer attempts to collect or extort money from USC parents. The scam involves late night phone calls to USC parents claiming that their student has been…
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…
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…
Reported Offense:The Los Angeles Police Department and the USC Department of Public Safety have seen an increase in theft-related incidents occurring along the MTA Expo Line, particularly on the entry/exit platforms at Trousdale Parkway & Exposition Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard & Flower Street. While cell phones have been the primary target, remember that theft is…
Update to October 20, 2021 Crime Alert Content Warning: This warning addresses reports of sexual assault. Content: This is an update to the Timely Warning-Crime Alert that was sent Wednesday, which concerned a report of sexual assault, as well as potential drug-facilitated sexual assault. In the October 20th Timely Warning-Crime Alert, the university encouraged community members…
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has seen an increase in the number of thefts reported in the North University Park neighborhood, north of Jefferson Boulevard between Hoover Street and Figueroa Street. This increase involves package thefts and stolen bicycles and scooters. There have also been recent reports of students being defrauded by scammers posing…
REPORTED OFFENSE The 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…
Note: The information in this advisory addresses a subject that some readers may find disturbing. Please see the support resources at the bottom of this advisory. We are providing this information because we were notified by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) of an incident that affects the safety of the USC community. REPORTED OFFENSE: The…
REPORTED OFFENSE: DPS has received reports from students, many of whom are international students, who were deceived into giving money to imposters posing as law enforcement officials or representatives of agencies such as the Social Security Administration (SSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Customs, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Homeland Security and other public entities. Some…
