Articles Tagged ‘crime’

Metal detectors are necessary in hospitals

By Valerie Yu · Daily Trojan

February 7, 2013 at 8:34 pm

Metal detectors are necessary in hospitals

Two decades since gun violence erupted on the scene at the USC Medical Center in 1993, Los Angeles County has decided to move on from the incident by planning to remove metal detectors and scanners from many major medical centers by the beginning of this summer. According to the Los Angeles Times, L.A. County plans [...]

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Car burglaries increase on and around campus

By Rebecca Dancer · Daily Trojan

February 6, 2013 at 11:40 pm

Car burglaries increase on and around campus

Most auto burglaries near USC take place during business hours, DPS said.

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Ex-LAPD cop named in shooting

By jordyn holman and eddie kim · Daily Trojan

February 6, 2013 at 11:38 pm

Police named a suspect in a double homicide that killed a DPS officer on Monday.

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Should students learn of campus crimes immediately?

By Georgia soares, Point / Rini Sampath, Counterpoint · Daily Trojan

February 6, 2013 at 8:26 pm

Should students learn of campus crimes immediately?

Curry College was right in its decision to not inform its students of a gang rape until six days later. The Department of Public Safety at Curry College, a small liberal arts college in Milton, Mass., waited nearly a week to notify students about a group rape of a highly intoxicated college student, according to [...]

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DPS report fails to reach all students

By Chuck Uzoegwu · Daily Trojan

January 28, 2013 at 11:56 pm

Students were frightened by news of false shooting incident from a Trojans Alert message.

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LAPD search campus for narcotics suspect

By Daniel Rothberg · Daily Trojan

December 15, 2012 at 6:40 pm

Police officers pursuing a narcotics suspect on Saturday searched Heritage Hall after receiving reports that the suspect might have entered the building, but did not detain the suspect on campus, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers attempted to detain the suspect in the University Village after seeing him toss narcotics, said Lieutenant Vargas [...]

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What should the university’s approach to security be?

By Elena Kadvany, Point / Burke Gibson, Counterpoint · Daily Trojan

November 29, 2012 at 8:20 pm

What should the university’s approach to security be?

The last year at USC has been marked by two major violent crimes: the tragic killings of two graduate students in April and the shooting on Halloween night. USC was also marked by increased security measures, both on and off campus. The Los Angeles Police Department added extra patrols in addition to 30 officers, a [...]

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Trojans Alerts must err on side of caution

By valerie yu · Daily Trojan

November 28, 2012 at 8:59 pm

DPS made the right decision to send out a prompt alert Monday night rather than wait.

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Rodney King riots still resonate with city

By Daniel Grzywacz · Daily Trojan

April 24, 2012 at 9:15 pm

Rodney King riots still resonate with city

Almost 20 years ago, when most of us were in our early infancies, Los Angeles was burning. The acquittal of the four Los Angeles Police Department officers involved in the beating of Rodney King sparked one of the most incendiary events in L.A. history. Violence riddled the landscape. It brought to the forefront many grievances [...]

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Crime not common in the area, DPS says

By Daniel Rothberg · Daily Trojan

April 12, 2012 at 11:56 pm

Crime not common in the area, DPS says

LAPD says hazard lights and inclement weather made the victims an easy target.

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Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party

[gallery link="file" ids="67092,67091,67090,67089,67088,67087,67086,67085,67084"] Photos by Razan Al Marzouqi   More than 100 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a sit-in Monday afternoon in response to events ...

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