Incident description: The suspect entered a home while the residents were asleep. Once inside, the suspect took a set of keys and a laptop computer and ran in an unknown direction. Time & date of incident: 2:41 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2020 Location: Off campus in the 1100 block W. 29th Street. Suspect description: Male, Hispanic, 6 feet…Continue Reading Burglary
Year: 2020
2020 Annual Security Report is Available
The USC Department of Public Safety today posted the 2020 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (ASR). This report is mandated by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, a federal law that requires colleges and universities across the country to disclose information about crimes reported on campus and…Continue Reading 2020 Annual Security Report is Available
Burglary
Incident description: The victim was sitting in her apartment when she heard a loud noise. She was then confronted by the suspect who had forced open the front door. The suspect grabbed a laptop from the victim and smashed it on the floor before kicking a large hole in a bedroom door down the hall….Continue Reading Burglary
Robbery
Incident description: The victim was selling a laptop computer online and agreed to meet the suspect to complete the transaction. The suspect was seated in a vehicle. During the transaction, she began to drive off with the victim’s computer. The victim held onto the computer and was dragged for approximately 20 feet. The suspect drove…Continue Reading Robbery
Assault with a deadly weapon
Incident description: The suspect walked toward the victims on the sidewalk and mumbled a few words. The victims attempted to leave the location, but the suspect displayed a knife and pointed it in their direction. The suspect then ran westbound toward Vermont Avenue. Suspect description: Male, Black, 30-40 years old, 6 feet tall, 150 pounds,…Continue Reading Assault with a deadly weapon
Burglary
Incident description: The suspect entered the victim’s residence through a window. The victim confronted the suspect, who then fled through the front door. The victim subsequently realized that the suspect had taken a notebook computer. Time & date of incident: 6:35 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2020 Location: Off-campus in the 2300 block of Portland Avenue….Continue Reading Burglary
Grand Theft
Incident description: Three male juveniles and a female juvenile approached the victim as he was standing on the train platform. One of the male juveniles grabbed the victim’s iPhone out of his hand and walked away. Time & date of incident: 2:25 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2020 Location: Off campus at the Expo/Vermont light rail…Continue Reading Grand Theft
Robbery
Incident description: One suspect approached the student, simulated a weapon and threatened her. A second suspect approached the student from behind and took the victim’s backpack which was on the ground next to her. Time & date of incident: 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2020 Location: Off campus at the northeast corner of Normandie Avenue…Continue Reading Robbery
Sexual battery/fondling
Please note: The content of this message includes language about sexual battery that may be disturbing to some readers. Incident description: The victim was walking southbound on the west side of Figueroa Street at Exposition Boulevard. The suspect was riding a bicycle along with five other males on Figueroa Street, approached the victim and grabbed…Continue Reading Sexual battery/fondling
Assault with a deadly weapon
Incident description: As the victim was walking on the sidewalk, a vehicle drove alongside him and the suspect in the back seat pointed a handgun at the victim and made a “pop pop” sound with his voice. The vehicle then drove eastbound on Adams Boulevard, then turned southbound on Severance Avenue. Time & date of…Continue Reading Assault with a deadly weapon