Incident description: While investigating another case, a Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer witnessed the suspect enter a running, unoccupied car and drove away from the location. The DPS office called over the radio that a grand theft auto had just occurred, and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) began a pursuit. Time & date of…
Category: Incident Resolution
Incident resolution: Officers from the Department of Public Safety arrived at the location and took the suspect into custody. The suspect was arrested and transported to the Los Angeles Police Department for booking on robbery charges. Time & date of incident: Approximately 8 p.m. on March 14, 2021 Location: Off campus at 3335 S. Figueroa St.…
Incident description: The victim, a USC student, was riding his skateboard when he was pushed off by the suspect. The suspect picked up the skateboard and walked away west on Jefferson Boulevard. The victim called DPS while he was watching the suspect walk away. Location: Off campus at Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street Incident resolution:…
Incident description: As a student was walking by the location, a transient stabbed her in the leg in an unprovoked attack. The student was transported to a local hospital where she was treated and released and reported to be in good condition. Incident resolution: Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) were nearby and…
Incident description: The victim, not a student, exited the bus at McClintock Avenue at Jefferson Boulevard. While walking alone, the victim was approached by two male suspects. The first suspect pushed the victim to the ground, and while the victim was on the ground, the second suspect took the victim’s backpack and cell phone. Both…
Incident description: A male suspect entered the lobby of Domino’s Pizza and waited until the cashier opened the register for a customer. As soon as the register was opened, the suspect reached over the counter and grabbed the cash box. The cashier and the suspect struggled, and the suspect was unable to take the cash…
Incident description: A student and other residents notified USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) that they saw a male suspect kick open an apartment door and enter. It was later determined that while inside the apartment, the suspect removed money from a dresser drawer in one of the bedrooms. Incident resolution: DPS officers immediately responded…
Incident description: A student heard a noise in his apartment downstairs in his kitchen and went to investigate. The student found the suspect – a Black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds with a crown tattoo above his left eyebrow – standing in his apartment holding a pocketknife. A brief struggle…
Incident description: While home alone, a student discovered a stranger in her bathroom using the shower and then donning her bathrobe. When the student screamed at him to get out, the suspect locked himself in the restroom. Fearing that the suspect would hear her, the student texted a friend to call the police. Time &…
Description of Incident: Two males parked at the southwest corner of Hoover Street and 30th Street, exited their car and fired several gunshots at a man on 30th Street. The suspects then ran back to their car and were last seen entering the southbound on-ramp to the 110 Freeway at Exposition Boulevard. The victim left…
