DPS has received numerous complaints from students, many of whom are international students, who had been tricked into giving money to imposters posing as agents of the IRS, U.S. Customs, or other public entities. During the 2018 fall semester, seventeen students were victims to these scams with an average loss of $3,500. Other students have…
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A student was standing in front of the Radisson Hotel when she was approached by the suspect who groped her and pulled her towards him. The student pulled away from the suspect and ran to a group of friends who were nearby. The suspect was last seen on foot walking north on Figueroa Street. DATE…
INCIDENT: A student entered the right front passenger seat of what she believed to be a ride share car parked near the 901 Bar and Grill and requested a ride home. As the operator began to drive the student home, he began touching her inappropriately. The student screamed at the driver who then pulled to…
INCIDENT #1: Victim, a student, was attending a party with friends. While victim was dancing by himself, he was approached by Suspect 1 who demanded his property. As the victim raised his hands, backed up and indicated he did not want trouble, Suspects 2 and 3 got behind the victim, one on his left and…
There were three separate burglaries of student apartments that occurred over the weekend at the Cardinal Gardens housing complex. In each case, students were asleep inside when the burglaries occurred. No one was injured. It is likely that the same suspect committed each theft. In each case, the suspect entered through an unlocked front door…
In an apparent act of road rage, the suspect driver pointed a handgun from the window of her car at the driver of the other involved vehicle. The other involved vehicle was a rideshare car transporting a student passenger. No shots were fired and there were no injuries. The passenger in the suspect vehicle also…
On August 30, 2018, at approximately 3:30 PM, two USC students were inside the 76 gas station located at Vermont Avenue and Adams Boulevard when they were confronted by a suspect. The suspect threatened one of the students and demanded the student’s wallet. No weapons were seen and there were no injuries. The suspect took…
INCIDENT #1: Victim (non-USC related) accompanied by a friend was walking through the Exposition Park Rose Garden when approached by a suspect demanding the victim’s cell phone. The suspect displayed a handgun. The victim offered to pay the suspect $500 instead of taking his cell phone. The suspect agreed, took the money, and ran eastbound…
The victim and witness (USC students) were walking west on Jefferson and stopped at the corner of Jefferson and Walton. A suspect approached the victim from behind and pushed victim to the ground. The suspect then grabbed the victim’s cell phone and ran north on Walton from Jefferson to a waiting vehicle. The vehicle drove…
In an effort to communicate with the campus community about public safety issues, we are pleased to provide the following Incident Resolution Notice: Incident Resolution Notice (IRN) #2018-008 Incident: Robbery/Carjacking-Suspect in Custody Reference: Crime Alert TW2018-009, DPS Case #1802269 Date of Arrest: July 11, 2018, 5:00 PM Description of Original Incident: On June…