REPORTED OFFENSE: DPS has received reports from students, many of whom are international students, who were deceived into giving money to imposters posing as law enforcement officials or representatives of agencies such as the Social Security Administration (SSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Customs, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Homeland Security and other public entities. Some…
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INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The male suspect attempted to break into the victim’s (former USC student) residence through a back door but was interrupted by the victim. The suspect then jumped over the backyard fence and fled on a bicycle. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: June 5, 2020 at 3:50 p.m. LOCATION: 2600 Block of South Orchard Avenue (off-campus)…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: During a heated argument, a female (unaffiliated with USC) stabbed a male (unaffiliated with USC) in the left arm with an unidentified object. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: May 4, 2020 at approximately 2:28 a.m. LOCATION: Homeless encampment in the 3500 block of South Hope Street (off-campus) SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: The suspect (pictured on…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: A female student was walking north on Orchard Avenue toward 28th Street when a male suspect approached her from behind, grabbed her cell phone from her hand and fled to an awaiting vehicle. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: April 28, 2020 at approximately 1:15 p.m. LOCATION: Orchard Avenue and 28th SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Suspect #1…
Under the Clery Act, which requires the University to share certain information with the community, we are writing to share that a member of the University community has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The positive test result is considered presumptive, pending confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The individual who…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: As the female victim (unaffiliated with USC) was walking eastbound along the north side of 30th Street (north of Orchard Avenue), a male suspect riding a bicycle approached her from behind. The suspect grabbed the victim’s buttocks and continued riding eastbound on 30th Street toward McClintock Avenue. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Feb. 28,…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The male victim (USC staff member) watched the male suspect reach through the open window of his parked vehicle and remove several pieces of property. The victim pursued the suspect and tried to recover the stolen goods. The victim recovered some of his property, but the suspect ran southbound in the alley toward…
Incident Resolution Notice 2020-002 Date & Time of Original Incident: Dec. 10, 2019 at approximately 10:30 a.m. Location: Jefferson Boulevard west of Hill Street (off-campus) Description of Incident: The victim (staff member) reported that a male suspect approached her from behind and exposed himself while she walked on Jefferson Boulevard between Hill Street and Grand…
Description of Incident: At approximately 1:20 p.m., a female student reported that a male suspect riding a black bicycle grabbed her buttocks as he rode past. While DPS officers searched the area for the suspect, two other reports of sexual battery with the same description as the prior incident were reported. At 2:39 p.m., a…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: As the female victim (student) was walking southbound on Figueroa Street near 37th Place, a suspect riding a bicycle approached her from behind. The suspect grabbed the victim’s buttocks and made a lewd comment before riding southbound on Figueroa Street toward Flower Street. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Feb. 4, 2020 at approximately…
