Lewd Conduct

Please note: The content of this message includes language about lewd conduct that may be disturbing to some readers. Incident description: The victim was jogging on the sidewalk eastbound on Jefferson Boulevard and observed a black vehicle drive up alongside the south curb and park. As the victim jogged past the vehicle, she looked in…

Robbery

Incident description: Three suspects on bicycles approached the victim (not affiliated with USC), who had been sleeping on the sidewalk. Two of the suspects brandished weapons and demanded the victim’s property. The suspects took the victim’s backpack and fled east on 30th Street. Time & date of incident: Approximately 4:20 a.m. on April 6, 2021…

Attempted Robbery

Incident description: Two suspects approached the victim. The first suspect asked the victim to use his mobile phone to call his mother. When the victim refused, the second suspect grabbed the victim’s right wrist, threatened to kill him if he did not hand over his phone. A community member, who observed the incident as it…

Robbery

Incident description: The victim was selling a laptop online and agreed to meet the suspect to complete the transaction. The suspect was seated in her car and claimed she couldn’t get out of it because she was pregnant. The victim showed the suspect the laptop through an open window, and the two struggled over the…

Robbery Update

Incident description: A student reported that she and her boyfriend were beaten and robbed after stopping at a gas station. Incident update: Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department and USC’s Department of Public Safety determined that this robbery did not occur in the USC area. According to the victims, this incident occurred a significant…

Robbery

Incident description: The suspects approached the victims as they were pumping gas. The first suspect punched the male victim numerous times, causing him to fall to the ground. Several additional suspects approached the victim while he was on the ground, and battered him. The second victim, a USC student, was approached by a female suspect,…

Aggravated Assault

Incident description: While walking on the train platform, the victim (not affiliated with the university) was approached by the suspect who stabbed him in the chest with a sharp object. Time & date of incident: 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2021 Location: Off-campus at Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue on the East Metro platform. Suspect…

Sexual Assault

Please note: The content of this message includes language about sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. Time & date of incident: Approximately 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 23, 2021 Location: Off-campus in the Shrine Auditorium parking structure at 3208 Royal Street. Incident description: An individual reported that as he was walking in the…

Attempted Murder

Incident description: The victim was seated in his car when the suspect vehicle drove by him and the occupants fired multiple gunshots and then sped away. The victim, who is not affiliated with the university, was struck by the gunfire and was later transported to the hospital in stable condition. This incident is believed to…

Burglary

Incident description: The suspect entered a home while the residents were asleep. Once inside, the suspect took a set of keys and a laptop computer and ran in an unknown direction. Time & date of incident: 2:41 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2020 Location: Off campus in the 1100 block W. 29th Street. Suspect description: Male, Hispanic, 6 feet…