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
Most auto burglaries near USC take place during business hours, DPS said.
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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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Students were frightened by news of false shooting incident from a Trojans Alert message.
Read the rest of this article »LAPD search campus for narcotics suspect
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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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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DPS made the right decision to send out a prompt alert Monday night rather than wait.
Read the rest of this article »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 [...]
Read the rest of this article »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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