Under the Clery Act, which requires the University to share certain information with the community, we are writing to share that a member of the University community has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The positive test result is considered presumptive, pending confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The individual who…
Category: Community Safety Advisory
MESSAGE FROM USC’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY If you are in immediate danger, call the LAPD at 9-1-1 or DPS at (213) 740-4321. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) issues community advisories when a crime or incident presents either a serious or continuing threat to the safety of our students, faculty and staff. The purpose…
On April 29, 2019, at 2:15 p.m., a student was approached by a stranger in a business suit who said that he was from Italy and asked the student for a loan of $2,800 in exchange for four designer jackets as collateral. The student agreed, and the stranger drove the student to a local bank…
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…
