Incident description: Two suspects approached the first victim, a non-student, and a second victim, a student, as they stood on the Metro platform. Both suspects produced handguns and demanded the first victim’s purse and the second victim’s backpack. The victims gave the suspects their property and both suspects ran southbound toward the Rose Garden in…
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Incident description: The victim parked and secured his car at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Jefferson Boulevard. When he returned to his car, he discovered the passenger door had been forced open, along with the ignition switch on the steering column. The victim’s property was stolen from inside the car. Time & date of incident: Between…
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…
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…
Incident description: Unknown suspects cut the locks off of two cargo containers and removed emergency supplies. Time & date incident was reported: 7:15 a.m. on March 17, 2021 Location: Parking lot at 1540 Alcazar St. (Health Sciences Campus) Suspect description: No suspects seen. Suspect vehicle: No vehicle seen. If you were in the vicinity during…
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 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…
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: Three suspects entered the store and went to the electronics department. One of the suspects asked to see products from the display case. When an employee placed the products on the countertop, one of the suspects took them, and all three ran out of the store. While running, one of the suspects stopped…
Incident description: A university security ambassador (a “Yellow Jacket”) was approached by the suspect, and after a brief conversation, the security ambassador was punched in the face. The suspect then ran away. Time & date of incident: 3:10 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2021 Location: Eastside of La Sorbonne Apartments at 1170 31st St. Suspect description:…
