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UPDATED: Police find missing at-risk Long Beach teen
Police say 15-year-old Alexander Martinez was last seen walking early Tuesday in Cambodia Town.
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Suspects in allegedly stolen vehicle arrested after police chase in Long Beach
The suspects led police on a chase through Cambodia Town to the area near 14th Street Park Sunday evening before bailing from the stolen vehicle, police said.
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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of homeless man in October, Long Beach police say
Police say they believe 55-year-old Hemet resident Al Gene Fisher fatally shot Kendell Williams on Oct. 22 as a result of a dispute between the two men.
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Driver dies after crashing through backyard of North Long Beach home, police say
Police say the driver crashed into the fence of a home in the 5300 block of Cerritos Avenue around 6 p.m. before coming to a stop in the backyard.
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Man arrested in connection with slaying of 72-year-old in East Long Beach, police say
Police say they identified the suspect in the fatal shooting of an elderly man earlier this month as 38-year-old William Altpeter of Idyllwild.
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Shooting near 11th Street and Redondo Avenue leaves 1 injured, prompts SWAT response, police say
Police say the gunman shot the victim in the lower body during an altercation between them in the 3300 block of East 11th Street shortly before 1:40 p.m.
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Police ask for help finding 15-year-old girl missing since July
Long Beach police say Anayah Williams left her home on July 14 and didn’t return.
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Man found fatally shot inside parked car near Zaferia neighborhood, Long Beach police say
It's unclear who shot the man or why near the 2200 block of Spaulding Avenue, with police saying a motive remains under investigation.
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Teen shot near L.A. River, Long Beach police say
The 17-year-old boy told police he was somewhere along the riverbed Sunday when he heard a loud noise and realized he'd been shot, authorities said.
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Long Beach man arrested in connection to series of sex crimes, police say
In addition to other crimes, Melvin Aaron Johnson Jr., 34, of Long Beach is accused of sexually assaulting at least two women and a girl between May and October, according to police.
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Man injured in North Long Beach shooting, police say
Police say someone shot the man in the 5300 block of Atlantic Avenue Tuesday night, prompting him pull out a gun and fire back.
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72-year-old man was killed, did not shoot himself, police say
Police originally thought the man may have killed himself but later determined that his gunshot wound was not self-inflicted.
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck near MacArthur Park, Long Beach police say
The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado failed to stop after striking the pedestrian near the area of Anaheim Street and Orange Avenue, police said.
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7 injured in boat fire in Queensway Bay, LBFD says
The boat went ablaze shortly after 7 p.m. when it was 100 feet offshore between the Hotel Maya and the Queen Mary, fire officials said.
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Teen shot in Washington neighborhood, Long Beach police say
Police say the 16-year-old boy was standing on a sidewalk near 14th Street Park on Halloween night when someone shot him.