Attempted Robbery

Incident Description: A man approached one of the tellers at the bank, demanded $10,000 and told them he had a gun, however no weapon was observed. The man then threatened to blow up the bank and the teller hit the panic button. Once the panic button was activated, the man ran out of the location.…

Aggravated Assault

Incident Description: Three juveniles exiting out of campus on their bicycles nearly collided with a car. The juveniles then shot at the vehicle with BB gun pellets. The juveniles fled going westbound on 36th Place from Vermont Avenue. Date & Time of Occurrence: 08/28/2023 8:50 p.m. Location: At the corner of Downey Way and McClintock Avenue Report Number: 2304736…

Community Safety Advisory

As members of the USC community return to campus this week, the Department of Public Safety would like to make the following safety recommendations: – Travel in pairs or with trusted companions, especially at night or in remote areas.– If someone is intoxicated or incapacitated, call for a taxi, rideshare or other car service, and…

Burglary

Date & Time of Occurrence: 08/24/2023 6:40 a.m. Location: 1200 block of West 36th Street Report Number: 2304603 Incident Description: A man went into an unlocked house and stole headphones and a laptop. Vehicle Description: A two-door Silver Honda Accord with license plate number 5CUB562 Suspect Description (provided by reporting party): Age: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Hair Color: Unknown Height: Unknown…

Burglary

Incident Description: A man went to his apartment’s garage to retrieve his laptop that he left on top of moving boxes. He discovered the laptop was gone and that his garage roll up door was in the open position. Apartment cameras located in and around the property confirmed that a suspect entered the garage and removed…

Robbery

Incident Description: An Amazon delivery driver left his car unlocked and unattended with the keys still in the car when he got out to deliver a package. A suspect came upon the car while the delivery driver left to deliver the package. The suspect started to drive away with the car when the delivery driver noticed…

Robbery -Incident Resolution

Incident Resolution: The suspect fled from the location of the robbery and was apprehended in El Monte a few days later. The victim positively identified the suspect. The suspect is in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department. Incident Description: A suspect got out of his vehicle with his dog and approached a contract security guard.…

Robbery

Incident Description: A suspect got out of his vehicle with his dog and approached a contract security guard. The suspect punched the guard several times and took his phone. The victim was able to retrieve his phone back from suspect before the suspect got in his vehicle and drove away onto the northbound 5 freeway…

Burglary

Incident Description: A USC student opened her bedroom door to find a man climbing through the window to go inside. When the man saw the student, he left and ran west toward Vermont Avenue. Date & Time of Occurrence: 07/25/2023 2:10 p.m. Location: 2700 block of Menlo Avenue Report Number: 2304155 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting party): Age:…

SCAM ALERT

CONTENT WARNING: this Community Safety Advisory contains information about pornography and sex. The USC Department of Public Safety has received reports from students, many of whom are international students, who were deceived into giving money to impostors posing as law enforcement officials or representatives of agencies such as the Social Security Administration, IRS, U.S. Customs,…