Crime + Public Safety
Police shoot man they say pulled out BB gun at Downtown Metro platform
Police say they responded to the Metro platform near Fifth Street and Pacific Avenue around 9:10 p.m. after someone reported seeing a man there with a gun.
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Crime + Public Safety
Authorities ask for help in cold case of Long Beach woman found dead in 1988
Jacqueline Danette Ebel, 25, was reported missing out of Long Beach in 1988 and was later found dead in the city of Perris, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office.
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Deputies fatally shoot man they say charged at them with scissors in Paramount
The incident occurred after a domestic dispute Sunday night, according to Lakewood Sheriffs.
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Teen fatally shot in front of uncle in North Long Beach, police say
Police say a 16-year-old boy was being chased by a group of people in the 3300 block of 67th Street Sunday afternoon when someone shot him.
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Crime + Public Safety
Speeding driver causes deadly crash along Cherry Avenue, Long Beach police say
Police say the driver, identified as 34-year-old Guillermo Penaloza of Long Beach, was speeding when he collided with a car at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and 14th Street.
Crime + Public Safety
Lakewood deputies use Taser, shoot man they say charged at them with knives
The man allegedly told deputies to shoot him as he charged at them with a knife in each hand, according to the LASD.
Crime + Public Safety
Man stabbed to death during fight inside his Long Beach home, police say
Police say the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Long Beach resident Jonathan Sandoval, fatally stabbed one man and used brass knuckles to strike another.
Crime + Public Safety
Long Beach man pleads guilty to role in Beverly Hills smash-and-grab robbery, feds say
Authorities say Jimmy Lee Vernon III took part in the robbery of Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills on March 23, 2022
Crime + Public Safety
Pair stole more than $59,000 from Long Beach businesses over past year, police say
Andy Pollard, 48, of Wilmington, and Keyilah Lacy, 25, of Compton are accused in at least 11 thefts that took place in Long Beach in the last year, according to authorities.
Driver dead in solo crash along Studebaker Road, Long Beach police say
Authorities said a 27-year-old woman died after she crashed into a bridge guardrail early Thursday.
Traffic Fatality
Motorcyclist dies in crash along Anaheim Street, police say
Police say the man was driving near the area of Anaheim Street and Cherry Avenue Wednesday night when he hit a curb and crashed.
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Shooting in Downtown Long Beach sparks police chase, authorities say
Police say the shooting happened sometime around 1 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Chestnut Avenue, leaving one man injured.
Traffic Fatality
Woman dies after being hit by car along 7th Street, police say
Police say the woman was crossing the street near the intersection of Seventh Street and Stanley Avenue the morning of July 20, when she was struck by the driver of a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
2 injured in shooting near Junipero Beach, police say
Police say the two men were in the Junipero Lot Saturday night when someone shot them.
Crime + Public Safety
Long Beach men used auto shop as drug front, federal prosecutors say
Efren Sanchez, 52, and Hector Valle, 48, are accused of using an auto upholstery shop in Gardena to sell meth and fentanyl, authorities said.