To: All Students From: Ainsley Carry, Vice President for Student Affairs John Thomas, Chief, Department of Public Safety Date: October 4, 2018 Subject: Safety and Security Over the past couple of weeks, we have held meetings with student groups about the speaker this evening. Those sessions have been important and productive; we thank these students…Continue Reading Message of Importance: Safety and Security
Year: 2018
Burglaries
There were three separate burglaries of student apartments that occurred over the weekend at the Cardinal Gardens housing complex. In each case, students were asleep inside when the burglaries occurred. No one was injured. It is likely that the same suspect committed each theft. In each case, the suspect entered through an unlocked front door…Continue Reading Burglaries
Assault with a Deadly Weapon
In an apparent act of road rage, the suspect driver pointed a handgun from the window of her car at the driver of the other involved vehicle. The other involved vehicle was a rideshare car transporting a student passenger. No shots were fired and there were no injuries. The passenger in the suspect vehicle also…Continue Reading Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Robbery Suspect Arrested
On August 30, 2018, at approximately 3:30 PM, two USC students were inside the 76 gas station located at Vermont Avenue and Adams Boulevard when they were confronted by a suspect. The suspect threatened one of the students and demanded the student’s wallet. No weapons were seen and there were no injuries. The suspect took…Continue Reading Robbery Suspect Arrested
Safe, Secure, and Welcoming Libraries at USC
MEMORANDUM To: USC Community From: Dean Catherine Quinlan, USC Libraries Chief John Thomas, USC Department of Public Safety Date: August 17, 2018 Subject: Safe, Secure, and Welcoming Libraries at USC The USC Libraries recently conducted a review of library security procedures across our campuses. The review covered building-access policies, our capacity to respond to security…Continue Reading Safe, Secure, and Welcoming Libraries at USC
Robbery/Grand Theft-Person
INCIDENT #1: Victim (non-USC related) accompanied by a friend was walking through the Exposition Park Rose Garden when approached by a suspect demanding the victim’s cell phone. The suspect displayed a handgun. The victim offered to pay the suspect $500 instead of taking his cell phone. The suspect agreed, took the money, and ran eastbound…Continue Reading Robbery/Grand Theft-Person
Robbery-Strong Arm
The victim and witness (USC students) were walking west on Jefferson and stopped at the corner of Jefferson and Walton. A suspect approached the victim from behind and pushed victim to the ground. The suspect then grabbed the victim’s cell phone and ran north on Walton from Jefferson to a waiting vehicle. The vehicle drove…Continue Reading Robbery-Strong Arm
Register Your Bicycle Online
Bicycle registration is now open to all students, faculty, and staff. Click on the registration link….Continue Reading Register Your Bicycle Online
Robbery/Carjacking-Suspect in Custody
In an effort to communicate with the campus community about public safety issues, we are pleased to provide the following Incident Resolution Notice: Incident Resolution Notice (IRN) #2018-008 Incident: Robbery/Carjacking-Suspect in Custody Reference: Crime Alert TW2018-009, DPS Case #1802269 Date of Arrest: July 11, 2018, 5:00 PM Description of Original Incident: On June…Continue Reading Robbery/Carjacking-Suspect in Custody
HSC Robbery Suspect Arrested
In an effort to communicate with the campus community about public safety issues, we are pleased to provide the following Incident Resolution Notice: Incident: Robbery-Suspect in Custody Alert#: IRN2018-007 Reference: Crime Alert TW2018-010 Date: June 9, 2018, 1:00 AM Location: Valley Blvd. and San Pablo Street (off HSC campus) Description of Crime: On June 6,…Continue Reading HSC Robbery Suspect Arrested