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The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety daily incident log between Friday, Jan. 13 and Monday, Jan. 16.

Crimes against property

At 12:21 p.m. on Jan. 13, a student reported that her ex-boyfriend, a former student, entered her apartment at Regal Trojan Arms without permission and while she was attempting to get him to leave he removed her debit card from her bedroom without her knowledge. Later, the student reported that her ex-boyfriend sent her a photo that showed her debit card cut in pieces.

Miscellaneous incidents

at 2:39 p.m. on Jan. 16, DPS officers responded to a student who reported that a pot of cooking oil caught fire on the stove in her apartment at Cardinal Gardens. The student had removed the pot from the stove and extinguished the fire before the officers arrived and they confirmed that it was out. There was no structural damage to the apartment, but the kitchen walls and ceiling were blackened by smoke.

at 4:07 p.m. on Jan. 15, DPS and LAPD officers responded to a report of a student setting a T-shirt on fire in front of Cardinal Gardens and detained him for investigation. The DPS officers extinguished the fire and a witness positively identified the student as the person who started it. LAPD officers arrested the student and transported him to S/W station, but he was released without being booked and the matter was referred to Judicial Affairs instead.

AT 6:15 P.M. on Jan. 13, DPS officers responded to a report of a male and a female yelling at each other at the location and detained them for questioning. The male identified himself as a student and stated that he was in an argument with his girlfriend. Both parties stated that the dispute was verbal only and the officers cleared the scene after observing no signs of injury to either of them.