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Minibike driver dies in crash with semi-truck, Long Beach police says
Police identified the driver of the mini motorcycle as 50-year-old Long Beach resident Nicholas Kusmich.
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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Former Queen Mary operators charged with fraud after investors lose over $70M
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to bar Taylor Woods and Howard Wu from the securities market entirely.
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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2 arrested in connection with deadly bar shooting, Long Beach police say
Malcolm Gibson, 42, of Bellflower and Michelle Youngblood, 43, of Long Beach were taken into custody this week in connection with the deadly shooting on July 8 in the 4900 block of Long Beach Boulevard.
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Police allege suspect who fatally shot man in garage also killed friend at hotel
Mathew De Diego was already in custody for another murder when detectives tied him to the shooting of a 19-year-old at a Long Beach hotel last week, police said.
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3 arrested in shooting that killed beloved Long Beach street vendor, police say
Yener Ramirez Miranda, 37, of Wilmington was working his usual street vending route in Long Beach when was killed by stray gunfire on March 20.
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Woman accused of shoplifting dozens of times at T.J. Maxx now faces felony charges
Florence Leslie Miller previously faced 30 misdemeanor counts of theft after being accused of an eight-month-long shoplifting spree at a Long Beach T.J. Maxx, according to city prosecutors.