The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has seen an increase in the number of thefts reported in the North University Park neighborhood, north of Jefferson Boulevard between Hoover Street and Figueroa Street. This increase involves package thefts and stolen bicycles and scooters. There have also been recent reports of students being defrauded by scammers posing…
Category: Community Safety Advisory
REPORTED OFFENSE 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, Citizenship and Immigration Services and Department of Homeland Security. Some…
Note: The information in this advisory addresses a subject that some readers may find disturbing. Please see the support resources at the bottom of this advisory. We are providing this information because we were notified by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) of an incident that affects the safety of the USC community. REPORTED OFFENSE: The…
REPORTED OFFENSE: DPS has received reports from students, many of whom are international students, who were deceived into giving money to imposters posing as law enforcement officials or representatives of agencies such as the Social Security Administration (SSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Customs, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Homeland Security and other public entities. Some…
Under the Clery Act, which requires the University to share certain information with the community, we are writing to share that a member of the University community has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The positive test result is considered presumptive, pending confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The individual who…
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…
On April 29, 2019, at 2:15 p.m., a student was approached by a stranger in a business suit who said that he was from Italy and asked the student for a loan of $2,800 in exchange for four designer jackets as collateral. The student agreed, and the stranger drove the student to a local bank…
DPS has received numerous complaints from students, many of whom are international students, who had been tricked into giving money to imposters posing as agents of the IRS, U.S. Customs, or other public entities. During the 2018 fall semester, seventeen students were victims to these scams with an average loss of $3,500. Other students have…
