Crime + Public Safety
9 charged for smuggling $200M worth of counterfeit items through San Pedro Bay ports, feds say
Federal authorities say the defendants imported goods such as shoes, perfumes, handbags and watches from August 2023 to June 2024.
Fernando Haro
Crime + Public Safety
Long Beach police say they rescued 3 teenage girls from human trafficking
One of the victims, a 14-year-old girl, was working as a prostitute in North Long Beach when officers found her, police said.
Crime + Public Safety
‘I was just in shock’: Man recalls moment he was violently stabbed at Long Beach farmers market
Kenta Sasakado, 26, says he was sampling produce at a farmers market in East Long Beach on Sunday, Jan. 19, when he was randomly stabbed eight times.
Crime + Public Safety
Cyclist, 80, dies after being hit by car in North Long Beach, police say
Long Beach resident Enrique Barajas was merging from the bicycle lane into the number one lane on Atlantic Avenue when he was sideswiped by a driver, according to police.
Crime + Public Safety
Man shot during fight with group in North Long Beach, police say
The man was fighting with a group of men in the 2600 block of 56th Way around midnight when someone shot him multiple times, according to Long Beach police.
Crime + Public Safety
4 injured, including burglary suspects, as police pursuits end in crashes, LBPD says
Police say the suspects burglarized a business in the 1100 block of Anaheim Street and another in the 800 block of West 15th Street Monday morning.
Crime + Public Safety
Man stabbed at farmers market near 2nd and PCH; suspect arrested, police say
Police say they responded just before 1:20 p.m. Sunday to the 6600 block of East Marina Drive where they found a man with multiple stab wounds to his upper body.
Crime + Public Safety
1 dead, 2 injured in North Long Beach shooting, police say
It's unclear who shot the men or why, but police say it was possibly ‘gang-related.’
Crime + Public Safety
Long Beach police arrest man suspected of raping woman
The suspect was identified by Long Beach police as 26-year-old Dion Terrell Walton Jr.
Crime + Public Safety
Man in critical condition after being shot in West Long Beach, police say
The gunman shot the victim during an argument just after midnight in the 2500 block of Santa Fe Avenue, the Long Beach Police Department said.
LBUSD
Cabrillo student dies during soccer game, LBUSD says
The soccer program is holding a vigil for the 9th-grade student on the school's soccer field Saturday at 9 a.m.
Crime + Public Safety
Police ask for help identifying suspected rapist
Police believe the man struck a second woman hours after the sexual assault Wednesday morning.
Crime + Public Safety
‘I won’t be able to sleep tonight’: Long Beach judge orders man to stand trial in 2022 fatal stabbing of grandmother
After a three-hour-long preliminary hearing, Long Beach Superior Court Judge Debra A. Cole said Kevin Ngo would be held to answer for his alleged crimes.
Crime + Public Safety
Fire crews extinguish 2-alarm blaze in North Long Beach; 9 displaced, officials say
Fire officials say the blaze broke out around 4:41 a.m. at a home in the 5600 block of California Avenue.
Crime + Public Safety
Man fatally shot in West Long Beach; suspect arrested, police say
Police say Long Beach resident Trayen Gaston, 30, fatally shot his roommate Tyrone Crawford, 64.
Crime + Public Safety
Man sitting in car shot in North Long Beach, police say
Police say the man was parked in the 6500 block of Muriel Avenue when a gunman shot him around 11:45 p.m. Monday night.