Crime + Public Safety

Crime + Public Safety

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.

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Man stabbed while walking near Houghton Park, police say

A man was walking with two other men near the park Sunday morning when one of them stabbed him.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2 wounded in shooting near Gumbiner Park, LBPD says

Police say a man and woman were standing on a sidewalk in the area Alamitos Avenue and Sixth Street around 6:15 p.m. when someone shot them.