Content warning: this warning addresses a report of sexual assault. Resources are available on and off campus to provide assistance. Visit https://eeotix.usc.edu/report/confidential-and-private-resources/for resources and support. Incident Description: Department of Public Safety received a report today about a sexual battery incident which occurred last night. A female USC student was walking out of CVS Pharmacy when she was…
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BURGLARY PREVENTION The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) has noticed an increase in residential burglaries occurring off campus. Burglars tend to target homes or apartments with unsecured doors and/or windows. Some of the burglaries have occurred when the resident was at home asleep. Please review the below tips to avoid becoming the victim of…
Incident Description: A USC student was waiting to cross the street at Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street. A suspect, driving through the intersection, shot the student with a paintball pellet. Date & Time of Occurrence: 04/25/2023 7:45 p.m. Location: On the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street Report Number: 2302831 Vehicle Description: None Suspect Description (provided by reporting party): Age:…
Reported Offense: The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to make the campus community aware of a telephone scam in which an individual posing as a USC security officer attempts to collect or extort money from USC parents. The scam involves late night phone calls to USC parents claiming that their student has been…
Incident Description: A student was trying to find a parking spot on San Pablo Street when he noticed a man with a handgun. After the student drove past the man, he turned around and saw the man pointing the handgun at him. Date & Time of Occurrence: 04/21/2023 9:29 p.m. Location: On San Pablo Street north of Trojan…
Incident Description: A suspect tried to steal a bicycle using bolt cutters to cut the bicycle’s lock. The owner of the bicycle interrupted the attempted theft and a brief struggle ensued. During the struggle, the suspect attempted to hit the owner of the bicycle with the bolt cutters. The suspect stopped the struggle, left the bike,…
Incident Description: A female student was walking southbound on Grand Avenue. A man road his bike behind the student. As the man passed the student, he slapped her head with an open hand and grabbed her headphones off of her head. The man fled eastbound on 33rd Street. No injuries were reported. Date & Time of…
Incident Description: A male non-USC community member, working at a COVID testing tent on the public sidewalk at Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street, was approached by a woman. The woman grabbed the man’s backpack and a short struggle ensued. The man was able to recover his backpack. The woman was last seen getting on a bus…
Incident Description: A man approached a student walking in front of the Bovard Administration Building and grabbed the student’s baseball cap. A struggle ensued and the student retrieved his baseball cap. The man then left the area. Date & Time of Occurrence: 03/24/2023 4:33 p.m. Location: In front of Bovard Administration Building located at 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los…
Incident Description: The victim was smoking a cigarette in a designated smoking area outside of Keck Hospital. The suspect and two children walked past him. After walking past him, the suspect walked back to the victim and said “If you blow smoke at my kids again, I’ll shoot you.” The suspect lifted his sweater and displayed…