Assault with a deadly weapon

Incident description: As the victim was walking on the sidewalk, a vehicle drove alongside him and the suspect in the back seat pointed a handgun at the victim and made a “pop pop” sound with his voice. The vehicle then drove eastbound on Adams Boulevard, then turned southbound on Severance Avenue. Time & date of…

Burglary

Incident:  The suspect walked up to the victim’s window and was staring at her. The victim said she ran to her bedroom and locked the door. The victim said the suspect forced open a rear door and entered the apartment. The suspect was last seen walking out of the apartment carrying two bags. Date &…

Armed Robbery

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…

Aggravated Assault-Suspects in Custody

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…

Sexual Assault

Attention: The content of this message includes language about sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. Oct. 15, 2020 Reported Offense: At approximately 11 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2020, a student reported to DPS that as she was walking home alone, she was approached from behind. The suspect began a casual conversation with…

Aggravated Assault

Incident:  Two males parked at the southwest corner of Hoover Street and 30th Street, exited their car and then walked a short distance west. The suspects then fired several gunshots at a man in front of them on 30th Street. The suspects then ran back to their car and were last seen entering the southbound…

Sexual Battery-Suspect in Custody

Attention: The content of this message includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers. Date:         Oct. 2, 2020 To:            University Park Campus Community From:        Department of Public Safety (DPS) Re:            Incident Resolution Notice 2020-10 Incident:          Sexual Battery-Suspect in Custody Date/Time:      Oct. 1, 2020, at approximately 10 p.m. Location:         530 West 27th…

Sexual Battery

Note: the content includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers. Reported Offense: A woman who isn’t a USC student was walking northbound on the east sidewalk of Vermont Avenue at 37th Place. The suspect approached the woman and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect fled on foot northbound on Vermont Avenue,…

Sexual Battery (Suspect in Custody)

Note: the content includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers. Sexual Battery – Suspect in Custody Sept. 25, 2020 Description of Incident: A student was walking on campus when the suspect approached her from behind. The suspect grabbed the student around the waist and fondled her. The student screamed and was…

Attempted Robbery

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…