MESSAGE FROM USC’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY If you are in immediate danger, call the LAPD at 9-1-1 or DPS at (213) 740-4321. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) issues community advisories when a crime or incident presents either a serious or continuing threat to the safety of our students, faculty and staff. The purpose…
Category: Alerts
REPORTED OFFENSE: Three suspects approached the male victim (student) at the corner of 30th Street and Shrine Place. The suspects grabbed the victim and prevented him from leaving. A suspect snatched the victim’s phone from his right hand, and all three suspects fled to a parked vehicle nearby. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Jan. 25, 2020…
INCIDENT #1: ROBBERY REPORTED OFFENSE: The victim (non-student) agreed to sell his laptop via an online marketplace and met the suspects in person in the 700 block of W 27th Street to complete the purchase. The suspects displayed a handgun and stole the victim’s laptop. The suspects then ran to their parked vehicle nearby and…
REPORTED OFFENSE: The victim (non-student) was walking on the sidewalk looking at his phone when the suspect approached him, shoved him and grabbed the phone from his hand. The suspect was last seen entering a silver Infinity sedan and speeding away northbound on Hoover Street. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: January 9, 2020, 5:18 p.m.…
1st REPORTED OFFENSE: A student reported that she left her apartment to go to work at 8 a.m. and neglected to lock the door. When she returned to her apartment, she discovered that her laptop and iPad were missing. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Nov. 23, 2019, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. LOCATION: Parkside…
1st REPORTED OFFENSE: A suspect entered a student’s apartment through the unlocked front door while the student (victim) was asleep. While inside, the suspect removed a laptop and cash from the victim’s wallet. The suspect left the apartment without being seen. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Nov. 20, 2019, at 3 p.m. LOCATION: Troy Hall, 3025…
The victim, a male student, was sitting on a bench on the public sidewalk waiting for an Uber ride. While viewing his iPhone, two female suspects approached the victim and demanded his iPhone. The first suspect placed her hand inside her jacket pocket and pointed in the victim’s direction as if she were simulating a…
Description of Incident: A student reported that a suspect riding a bicycle approached her from behind, slapped her on the buttocks and then fled southbound on Trousdale Parkway. Disposition: The description of the suspect, a male with long hair riding a bicycle, matched the description of the suspect involved in several sexual battery incidents recently…
ALERT #: TW2019-007 FIRST INCIDENT: Reporting party, a USC student, reported that as she was leaving campus from the McCarthy Way entrance after her class ended at Fertitta Hall, she crossed eastbound across Figueroa Street. When she reached the driveway leading to the Figueroa parking structure near Rosso Oro’s Pizza, she heard a bike coming…
DPS is pleased to provide you with the following Incident Resolution Notice: Incident#1: Burglary-Suspect in Custody Date/Time: August 15, 2019, Approximately 11:25 AM Location: 3641 Watt Way (On-campus) Description of Incident: On the morning of August 15, 2019, a suspect entered the Hedco Neurosciences Building and entered an unoccupied classroom and removed a ceiling mounted…
