Roundup


The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety incident summary between Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2.

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Crimes against a person

at 4:12 p.m. on April 1, a staff member reported that she had been the subject of ongoing harassment by another staff member who is the ex-girlfriend of her current boyfriend.

At 2:24 p.m. on April 1, a student reported that an unidentified subject posted a negative blog about her on a website.

Crimes against property

At 8:19 p.m. on March 31, a suspect removed a student’s unattended phone from the field at the Physical Education Building and fled on foot.  The student activated a tracking program on the phone and DPS officers used it to locate the suspect off-campus.  The suspect was detained and found in possession of the phone. He was arrested and transported to 77th station for booking.

At 3:53 p.m. on March 31, a staff member reported that she discovered damage to the weather stripping on the front driver’s side window of her vehicle parked at the Keck Hospital Parking Building. She believes a staff member whom she had suspended is responsible.

At 1:55 a.m. on March 31, a suspect removed a plastic folding barricade that city workers had set up near Parking Structure C.

Miscellaneous incidents

At 10:56 p.m. on April 1, DPS officers responded to a fire in a dumpster behind 1179 29th St., and attempted to put it out with fire extinguishers. The officers then used a water hose to prevent the fire from spreading until LAFD Unit #15 arrived and put it out.  All units then cleared the scene.