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Pedestrian Safety!

HEADS UP TROJANS! The USC campus can be an extremely busy place. We know you are excited to be on campus, get to your classes, grab lunch, attend events and meet up with friends, let’s embrace the journey with mindfulness and care. As Trojans on the move, many of you are walking, running, and riding…

10 Freeway Section Closure (posted 11/12)

Due to a massive storage yard fire below the 10 freeway on Saturday that caused damage to the supporting structure, the 10 freeway will be FULLY CLOSED until further notice between the East LA Connector and Alameda Street (see map below). While there is no direct impact to campus or our bus routes, the closure of this section…

Aggravated Assault

Incident Description: A suspect entered the AMPM store and attempted to steal. The suspect was stopped by the store clerk who is not USC affiliated. The suspect proceeded to leave the store. The suspect later returned to the AMPM and pointed a handgun at the store clerk from outside the store. The suspect then walked away…

Chief Lauretta Hill to lead DPS

The new DPS leader has been chief of police at Dallas College — one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with nearly 75,000 undergraduate students — for six years. Lauretta Hill, a law enforcement veteran with nearly three decades of experience in public safety, has been named assistant vice president/chief at the USC Department…

Aggravated Assault

Incident Description: The suspect, who was on a skateboard, skated past the victim, a student. He then turned around and as he skated past the victim a second time, he threw an unknown liquid on the victim. He then skated away southbound on Hoover Street. Date & Time of Occurrence: 09/09/2022 5:40 P.M. Location: Hoover Street south of…

Fellow Trojans, It’s the end of the school year, one more test question: How can you give back to the community, help reduce crime, and improve the environment? Answer: The Department of Public Safety (DPS) and USC Housing have teamed up with the American Textile Recycling Service and Goodwill to accept your clothing, blankets, bed…

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Robbery

Incident Description: When entering campus at Trousdale Parkway and Jefferson Boulevard, a student had her cellphone snatched from her hand by a juvenile on a bicycle. The juvenile was one of about seven or eight other juveniles riding BMX-style bicycles. The main suspect yelled “I got it” as the group of juveniles continued southbound on Trousdale…

Burglary

Incident Description: Two suspects removed a screen from the students’ home and then climbed through the unlocked window while the students were asleep inside. The suspects then took property from the students’ living room and rode away on bicycles. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 11/16/2021 4:47 a.m. LOCATION: Off campus at 1186 W. 27th Street…