Incident Description: A student was standing at the Metro train platform when he was approached by a group of approximately eight individuals. The main suspect demanded the student’s backpack. The student did not surrender his backpack and fled, running northbound on Trousdale Parkway through campus. The group did not pursue him. Incident Resolution: Upon further…
Category: Incident Resolution
Incident description: A USC student was walking eastbound on Exposition Boulevard near Bill Robertson Lane when an unhoused male approached her and struck her on the back of the head. The student continued walking eastbound on Exposition Boulevard and onto campus. The suspect then left the area for about 10 minutes. When he returned, he went…
Incident description: The suspect entered the students’ residence through an unlocked rear door and awakened a student asleep in her bedroom and demanded her phone. The suspect also took another student’s backpack before he fled. The suspect then entered a second home where he was confronted by a student. The suspect apologized and ran from…
UPDATE DESCRIPTION: With the assistance of USC DPS detectives, and evidence from DPS video surveillance cameras, the suspect in this case was identified and has been arrested. The suspect was booked for robbery and remains in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department. REPORTED OFFENSE: Robbery DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 11/01/2021 8:05 a.m.…
Incident description: The suspect entered the victim’s house through the back door. The suspect then entered the victim’s room, removed the victim’s property and fled in an unknown direction. The victim’s roommate was in a separate room when she heard someone inside the house. She left her room to investigate when she heard the rear…
Incident descriptions: In the first incident, the victim was selling a laptop computer online and agreed to meet the suspect to complete the transaction. The suspect was seated in a vehicle. During the transaction, she began to drive off with the victim’s computer. The victim held onto the computer and was dragged for approximately 20…
Incident description: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers received a report of an in-progress burglary at Felix Chevrolet. The suspect was reported to be inside the business attempting to steal property. Incident resolution: USC Department of Public Safety security camera operators observed the suspect inside the locked parking lot connected to Felix Chevrolet. LAPD officers…
Incident description: While inside the John McKay Center, a student placed her purse which contained her cell phone, on a bench and walked away. A short time later, she discovered her cell phone was missing. CCTV operators observed six male suspects in the immediate area and notified Department of Public Safety Officers (DPS) officers. Incident…
Incident resolution: After a lengthy pursuit, the suspect vehicle was stopped by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department. After exchanging gunfire with officers, the suspect was found deceased inside his vehicle. Incident description: The suspect drove next to the first victim’s vehicle near Exposition Boulevard and Figueroa Street, shot and seriously wounded the victim.…
Incident description: The victim, who is not affiliated with the university, was approached by the suspect while waiting at a bus stop. The suspect demanded money from the victim and threatened to hit him with a skateboard. After a brief struggle, the suspect fled southbound on Figueroa Street. Time & date of incident: 10:57 p.m.…
