INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: Two men, armed with handguns, approached customers who were standing at a taco stand. The suspects pointed handguns at the vendor and customers and demanded the victims’ property. One of the victims, a student, surrendered his iPhone. The suspects then told the victims to lay on the ground, and the suspects subsequently ran…
Category: Crime Alerts
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The suspect approached the victim from behind and demanded his phone. When the victim refused, the suspect displayed a handgun in his waistband. The victim yelled that the police were on the way, and the suspect fled. REPORTED OFFENSE: Attempted Robbery. DPS received the report of this crime more than 24 hours after it…
Clery Act Timely Warning Notification Alert# 2020-018 Sept. 15, 2020 Reported Offense: The Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report on Aug. 17, 2020 regarding demeaning texts to two female USC students from an individual who was later identified as Armando Romero. The two students met the suspect on the University Park Campus and…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The victim was jogging on Ellendale Avenue approaching 29th Street when she observed the suspect walking south toward her. As she passed the suspect, he reached out and touched her buttocks. The suspect ran south on Ellendale Avenue. If you have information relevant to this crime, please call the Department of Public Safety…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The suspect entered the victims’ residence through an unlocked front door and removed a skateboard, gym bag and other property while the victims were sleeping. A few days later, after realizing they had been burglarized, the victims reviewed their security camera footage and observed the suspect entering and removing property. DATE & TIME…
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: The victim was inside her apartment when she observed the suspect coming out of the bedroom closet, armed with a pocket-knife. The suspect fled with the victim’s cell phone. DPS, along with LAPD officers, cordoned off and conducted a search of the entire building. The suspect was not found. DATE & TIME…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The victim, not affiliated with USC, stated that he was standing at the bus stop at the intersection of Adams Avenue and Magnolia Street when he was approached by two suspects on foot. One suspect displayed a handgun and demanded the victim’s property in Spanish. After taking the victim’s money, the suspects ran…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers attempted to detain a suspect who was illegally parked on-campus. The suspect fled, drove erratically, and hit a parked DPS vehicle with an officer inside. The suspect then drove away. The DPS officer in the parked vehicle sustained minor injuries. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: June 15, 2020…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The male suspect attempted to break into the victim’s (former USC student) residence through a back door but was interrupted by the victim. The suspect then jumped over the backyard fence and fled on a bicycle. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: June 5, 2020 at 3:50 p.m. LOCATION: 2600 Block of South Orchard Avenue (off-campus)…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: During a heated argument, a female (unaffiliated with USC) stabbed a male (unaffiliated with USC) in the left arm with an unidentified object. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: May 4, 2020 at approximately 2:28 a.m. LOCATION: Homeless encampment in the 3500 block of South Hope Street (off-campus) SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: The suspect (pictured on…
