INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The victim, not affiliated with USC, stated that he was standing at the bus stop at the intersection of Adams Avenue and Magnolia Street when he was approached by two suspects on foot. One suspect displayed a handgun and demanded the victim’s property in Spanish. After taking the victim’s money, the suspects ran…
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INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers attempted to detain a suspect who was illegally parked on-campus. The suspect fled, drove erratically, and hit a parked DPS vehicle with an officer inside. The suspect then drove away. The DPS officer in the parked vehicle sustained minor injuries. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: June 15, 2020…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The male suspect attempted to break into the victim’s (former USC student) residence through a back door but was interrupted by the victim. The suspect then jumped over the backyard fence and fled on a bicycle. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: June 5, 2020 at 3:50 p.m. LOCATION: 2600 Block of South Orchard Avenue (off-campus)…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: During a heated argument, a female (unaffiliated with USC) stabbed a male (unaffiliated with USC) in the left arm with an unidentified object. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: May 4, 2020 at approximately 2:28 a.m. LOCATION: Homeless encampment in the 3500 block of South Hope Street (off-campus) SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: The suspect (pictured on…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: As the female victim (unaffiliated with USC) was walking eastbound along the north side of 30th Street (north of Orchard Avenue), a male suspect riding a bicycle approached her from behind. The suspect grabbed the victim’s buttocks and continued riding eastbound on 30th Street toward McClintock Avenue. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Feb. 28,…
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: The male victim (USC staff member) watched the male suspect reach through the open window of his parked vehicle and remove several pieces of property. The victim pursued the suspect and tried to recover the stolen goods. The victim recovered some of his property, but the suspect ran southbound in the alley toward…
REPORTED OFFENSE: Three suspects approached the male victim (student) at the corner of 30th Street and Shrine Place. The suspects grabbed the victim and prevented him from leaving. A suspect snatched the victim’s phone from his right hand, and all three suspects fled to a parked vehicle nearby. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: Jan. 25, 2020…
INCIDENT #1: ROBBERY REPORTED OFFENSE: The victim (non-student) agreed to sell his laptop via an online marketplace and met the suspects in person in the 700 block of W 27th Street to complete the purchase. The suspects displayed a handgun and stole the victim’s laptop. The suspects then ran to their parked vehicle nearby and…
The victim (student) was walking home alone when three suspects approached him from behind. Two suspects pushed the victim against a fence and the third suspect displayed what appeared to be a pistol tucked in his waistband. The suspects took the victim’s phone and wallet and were last seen walking south on Hoover Street. DATE…
While walking east on the south sidewalk of 29th Street from Vermont and holding his cell phone in his hand, the victim (student) was struck from behind and knocked to the ground. The suspect punched the victim and attempted to take his cell phone but was unsuccessful. The suspect then ran to a waiting vehicle…