Before you head out or sleep, remember to: Lock your doors, close and lock your windows, and keep valuables out of plain view. The most effective way to curb this crime is for community members to do their part. Remind yourself of the safety tips and share them with your peers, friends, and neighbors….Continue Reading DPS Crime Prevention Tips
Month: November 2021
Battery
Incident Description: An unidentified male riding a skateboard has been assaulting women by throwing an unknown type of liquid on the victims as he rides by them. The suspect description in each case is the same and the incidents have all occurred within a one square block area near campus. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE:…Continue Reading Battery
Robbery-Suspect Arrested
Incident description: The suspect entered the students’ residence through an unlocked rear door and awakened a student asleep in her bedroom and demanded her phone. The suspect also took another student’s backpack before he fled. The suspect then entered a second home where he was confronted by a student. The suspect apologized and ran from…Continue Reading Robbery-Suspect Arrested
Robbery
Incident Description: A woman not affiliated with the university was walking on the sidewalk when she was approached by the suspect who asked to use her phone. When she declined, the suspect grabbed the phone from her hand and ran north on Hoover Street. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 11/22/2021 6:22 p.m. LOCATION: West sidewalk…Continue Reading Robbery
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…Continue Reading Burglary
Attempted Robbery
Incident Description: As a student was walking east on 37th Place, he was approached by the suspect who attempted to wrestle the student’s phone from his hand. The student was able to break away and flee. The suspect was with another suspect who stood and watched, then both entered their vehicle and drove away. DATE…Continue Reading Attempted Robbery
Robbery
Incident Description: While walking on the east side of Royal Street, two students were robbed of their valuables by three suspects. No weapons were used and the students were not harmed. The suspects then fled to a nearby vehicle and were last seen driving away westbound on 30th Street. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 11/14/2021…Continue Reading Robbery
2021 Winter Break GIFT Parking Now Available
The USC Department of Public Safety and USC Transportation are pleased to announce a free parking program during the winter break for students, faculty, and staff. Now in its 17th year, Operation GIFT (Group Initiative For Theft Prevention) offers free parking at the UPC Grand Ave Parking Structure and HSC Biggy Parking Structure beginning Monday,…Continue Reading 2021 Winter Break GIFT Parking Now Available
Update: Robbery
UPDATE DESCRIPTION: With the assistance of USC DPS detectives, and evidence from DPS video surveillance cameras, the suspect in this case was identified and has been arrested. The suspect was booked for robbery and remains in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department. REPORTED OFFENSE: Robbery DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 11/01/2021 8:05 a.m….Continue Reading Update: Robbery
Brandishing a Firearm
Incident Description: A female student walking northbound on Figueroa Street was passed by what appeared to be an unhoused woman walking in the opposite direction. As the woman passed the student, she displayed what appeared to be a handgun. The woman then continued walking southbound out of the area. DATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 11/05/2021…Continue Reading Brandishing a Firearm