Grand Theft Auto – Attempted

Incident description: The victim parked and secured his car at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Jefferson Boulevard. When he returned to his car, he discovered the passenger door had been forced open, along with the ignition switch on the steering column. The victim’s property was stolen from inside the car. Time & date of incident: Between…

Burglary

Incident description: Unknown suspects cut the locks off of two cargo containers and removed emergency supplies. Time & date incident was reported: 7:15 a.m. on March 17, 2021 Location: Parking lot at 1540 Alcazar St. (Health Sciences Campus) Suspect description: No suspects seen. Suspect vehicle: No vehicle seen. If you were in the vicinity during…

Robbery

Incident description: Three suspects entered the store and went to the electronics department. One of the suspects asked to see products from the display case. When an employee placed the products on the countertop, one of the suspects took them, and all three ran out of the store. While running, one of the suspects stopped…

Assault and Battery

Incident description: A university security ambassador (a “Yellow Jacket”) was approached by the suspect, and after a brief conversation, the security ambassador was punched in the face. The suspect then ran away. Time & date of incident: 3:10 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2021 Location: Eastside of La Sorbonne Apartments at 1170 31st St. Suspect description:…

Sexual battery/fondling

Please note: The content of this message includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers. Incident description: The victim was walking southbound on the west side of Figueroa Street at Exposition Boulevard. The suspect was riding a bicycle along with five other males on Figueroa Street, approached the victim and grabbed…

Assault with a deadly weapon

Incident description: As the victim was walking on the sidewalk, a vehicle drove alongside him and the suspect in the back seat pointed a handgun at the victim and made a “pop pop” sound with his voice. The vehicle then drove eastbound on Adams Boulevard, then turned southbound on Severance Avenue. Time & date of…

Sexual Assault

Attention: The content of this message includes language about sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. Oct. 15, 2020 Reported Offense: At approximately 11 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2020, a student reported to DPS that as she was walking home alone, she was approached from behind. The suspect began a casual conversation with…

Aggravated Assault

Incident:  Two males parked at the southwest corner of Hoover Street and 30th Street, exited their car and then walked a short distance west. The suspects then fired several gunshots at a man in front of them on 30th Street. The suspects then ran back to their car and were last seen entering the southbound…

Sexual Battery

Note: the content includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers. Reported Offense: A woman who isn’t a USC student was walking northbound on the east sidewalk of Vermont Avenue at 37th Place. The suspect approached the woman and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect fled on foot northbound on Vermont Avenue,…

Residential Burglary

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The suspect entered the residence through the unlocked front door and walked past four students who were in the living room. Realizing there was no construction scheduled, one student followed the suspect to the courtyard and watched him load a tool pouch with tools and start to walk out. The suspect picked up…