Description of Incident: While walking alone, a student noticed a group of four people standing at the street corner. As the student passed by, he was approached by one individual who displayed a handgun and demanded the student’s car keys. When the student refused, the suspect struck the student several times while trying to wrestle…
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INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The victim, not affiliated with USC, stated that he was standing at the bus stop at the intersection of Adams Avenue and Magnolia Street when he was approached by two suspects on foot. One suspect displayed a handgun and demanded the victim’s property in Spanish. After taking the victim’s money, the suspects ran…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The female victim (former USC student) was standing on the roof of the Royal Street Parking Structure and set her purse on the ground. The suspect stole the purse and ran down the stairs of the parking structure. The victim last saw the suspect running on 34th Street behind Leavey Library. USC Department…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers attempted to detain a suspect who was illegally parked on-campus. The suspect fled, drove erratically, and hit a parked DPS vehicle with an officer inside. The suspect then drove away. The DPS officer in the parked vehicle sustained minor injuries. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: June 15, 2020…
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…
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,…
