Crime + Public Safety
Man injured in drive-by shooting near MLK park, police say
Police said the man was in the 1900 block of Lemon Avenue Saturday night when suspects fired several shots at him from a vehicle.
Fernando Haro
Woman charged with 30 counts of misdemeanor theft in T.J. Maxx shoplifting spree, city prosecutor says
The woman stole roughly $6,000 worth of items from a T.J. Maxx in Long Beach during an eight-month shoplifting spree, according to the Long Beach City Prosecutor's Office.
fentanyl
Ex-MLB player Sean Burroughs died of fentanyl overdose, examiner says
Sean Burroughs, 43, collapsed in the parking lot of Stearns Champions Park in Long Beach on May 9.
Man arrested after fatally shooting neighbor in Downtown Long Beach, police say
Police say 64-year-old John Higginbotham shot and killed his neighbor Wednesday afternoon on East First Street.
stabbing
Man gets 3 years in state prison for role in deadly stabbing aboard Metro A Line in Long Beach
Compton resident Gael Cruz Gonzalez pleaded no contest in June to one count of assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the fatal stabbing of Luis Polita on April 12, 2023.
Crime + Public Safety
Drive-by shooting in Central Long Beach leaves man injured, police say
The man was in the 700 block of East 20th Street just before 9 p.m. when someone in a car shot him, according to LBPD.
Man dead after exchanging gunfire with bar patron in Long Beach; 2 others injured, police say
The shooting took place around 9 p.m. Monday night, according to the LBPD.
Crime + Public Safety
Police find gun in woman’s car after she drove it onto Junipero Beach, authorities say
Officers arrested the Walnut Park woman early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence on the beach while carrying a concealed weapon, police said.
Traffic Fatality
Man dies in fiery crash along 710 Freeway off-ramp in Long Beach, CHP says
It’s unclear what caused the man to lose control of the car but authorities say he crashed into a freeway sign at the 710 Freeway off ramp near Anaheim Street before colliding with a tree during the early hours of July 6.
LAPD asks for help finding missing 12-year-old last seen in North Long Beach
Police say Teriana Mahomes was last seen with her mother’s boyfriend, Clark Thomas Wheeler, around 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 in the 6600 block of Atlantic Avenue in North Long Beach.
Long Beach Police
Gunman shoots into North Long Beach home, injures woman, police say
Police say the woman was in her home in the 400 block of East Morningside Street when she was suddenly struck by gunfire sometime before 3 a.m.
Alamitos Bay
Authorities ID man who died in Alamitos Bay boat crash
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office identified the man as 59-year-old Long Beach resident John Correa.
Man, woman injured in separate stabbings in Long Beach, police say
The man and woman both suffered injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening, police said.
Long Beach Police
Man fatally stabbed during argument near Rose Park neighborhood, Long Beach police say
Police say two men were arguing around 10 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of Stanley Avenue when one of them stabbed the other.
Alamitos Bay
1 dead, 10 hospitalized in Alamitos Bay boat crash, authorities say
Early reports indicate speed may have been a factor in the crash, according to LBFD.
fentanyl
Man found guilty of supplying fentanyl that caused death at Long Beach rehab clinic in 2021
Authorities say Montebello resident Juan Carlos Gutierrez gave fentanyl to a woman who then sold some for $60 to a man staying at a Long Beach drug treatment facility.