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…
Category: Alerts
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: 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…
REPORTED OFFENSE The USC Department of Public Safety has received reports from students, many of whom are international students, who were deceived into giving money to impostors posing as law enforcement officials or representatives of agencies such as the Social Security Administration, IRS, U.S. Customs, Citizenship and Immigration Services and Department of Homeland Security. Some…
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…
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: 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…
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 &…
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…
Incident description: The victim was sitting in her apartment when she heard a loud noise. She was then confronted by the suspect who had forced open the front door. The suspect grabbed a laptop from the victim and smashed it on the floor before kicking a large hole in a bedroom door down the hall.…