Sexual Battery

Please note: The content of this message includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers. Incident description: A student was walking southbound on the west sidewalk of Figueroa Street from Jefferson Boulevard. The suspect approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect then fled in an unknown direction. Time…

Sexual Battery/Fondling

Please note: The content of this message includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers.  Incident description: A USC student was walking southbound on the west sidewalk of Vermont Avenue when the suspect walked up behind her and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect then ran southbound on Vermont Avenue. Time &…

Aggravated Assault and Homicide

Incident description: The suspect drove next to the first victim’s vehicle near Exposition Boulevard and Figueroa Street, shot and seriously wounded the victim. The suspect then drove to 28th Street and & Figueroa Street where he shot and killed another person. Neither victim was a student. Reported offenses: Aggravated assault and homicide Time & date…

Theft of Motorized Vehicle

Incident description: A student parked his electric scooter to the rear of his residence and went inside for approximately one minute to retrieve an item. As he came back outside, he observed the suspect riding away on his scooter until out of view.  Time & date of incident: 8:45 p.m. on April 24, 2021 Location:…

Residential Burglary

Incident description: A suspect appears to have entered the student’s residence through an unlocked sliding glass door and then went into the student’s unlocked room.  The suspect then showered before leaving with the student’s clothing and other property. Time & date of incident: Between 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 11, 2021 Location: Off-campus…

Robbery

Incident description: Two suspects approached the first victim, a non-student, and a second victim, a student, as they stood on the Metro platform. Both suspects produced handguns and demanded the first victim’s purse and the second victim’s backpack. The victims gave the suspects their property and both suspects ran southbound toward the Rose Garden in…

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:…