Students, faculty and staff at USC are asking for a formal investigation into the arrest of a beloved campus custodian.
Faculty and students in the department of psychology released a letter Thursday demanding answers and asking for support after custodian Francisca Trigueros was arrested in March on allegations of felony grand theft.
According to the department of psychology, Trigueros found a backpack containing a large amount of cash while cleaning a classroom on the 6th floor of the Seeley G. Mudd building. Department officials say Trigueros attempted to locate a staff member who runs the lost and found area to turn in the backpack. However, she couldn’t locate a staff member and locked the backpack in her supply closet for safekeeping. In the meantime, the student who owned the backpack filed a report with USC’s Department of Public Safety.officers five days later for grand theft, she was then transported to the 77th St. Regional Jail.
Department officials say prior to her arrest, no faculty or staff members were interviewed about the missing backpack. Trigueros was immediately suspended without pay. "She has since been fired for her good faith effort to keep a student’s missing possessions safe," a statement from the department read.
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