The men and women of the Department of Public Safety recommends all members of the USC campus community, as well as parents and visitors to campus, sign up for TrojansAlert, which is USC’s emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message and email. We…Continue Reading DPS Officers in the Community
Get a Ride: If you work, study or take classes at night, you don’t have to walk to your car or home alone. Use the LiveSafe app to contact UPC’s Campus Cruiser services which will take you to your destination. If wait periods exceed 15 minutes, calls are automatically outsourced to Lyft, which you can…Continue Reading Get A Ride
While walking away from her residence, a student was accosted by a man with a knife who forced her to walk to an ATM in an attempt to withdraw cash. When unsuccessful, the man forced the student to walk to her residence in order to get him money. After obtaining cash, the suspect fled on…Continue Reading Robbery/Kidnap Arrest
A female student and her mother were walking westbound on 37th Street from Vermont when they were approached by a suspect riding a scooter who claimed to have a weapon and demanded the student’s purse. The student ignored the suspect who then rode away and was last seen riding westbound on Exposition Blvd. from Vermont….Continue Reading Attempt Robbery
As the victim (student) walked away from her residence near Normandie and 30th St., she was approached by the suspect who was riding an electric scooter. The suspect brandished a knife and demanded her money. Since the victim had no money, the suspect forced her to walk to a nearby ATM where he demanded she…Continue Reading Robbery/Kidnapping
A female student and her mother were walking westbound on 37th Street from Vermont when they were approached by a suspect riding a scooter who claimed to have a weapon and demanded the student’s purse. The student ignored the suspect who then rode away and was last seen riding westbound on Exposition Blvd. from Vermont….Continue Reading Attempt Robbery
A DPS camera operator identified three suspects on campus from a recent burglary at the USC Bookstore. DPS had footage of the initial criminal activity on video. During the burglary, merchandise worth thousands of dollars was stolen. Officers detained the suspects and transported them to LAPD Southwest station where USC and LAPD detectives interviewed the…Continue Reading Burglary Arrest