Crime + Public Safety

Crime + Public Safety

Long Beach man gets 6 years in federal prison for role in Beverly Hills smash-and-grab robbery

Federal authorities say Jimmy Lee Vernon III and several accomplices made off with roughly $2.7 million worth of jewelry during the March 23, 2022 robbery.

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Man wounded in Wrigley neighborhood shooting refuses to cooperate with officers, police say

Police say they responded to a call about a shooting in the 200 block of East 25th Street just after 7 a.m.

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Man hospitalized after speeding into pole, parked cars, Long Beach police says

The crash happened Tuesday night near the intersection of Wardlow Road and Lime Avenue, according to police.

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Man dies after crashing homemade go-kart into parked truck in North Long Beach, police say

Police say the man was riding the homemade go-kart just before 7 p.m. in the area of 68th Way and Belhurst Avenue when he suffered a medical emergency and crashed.

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Man fatally shot in North Long Beach, police say

Police said they responded to reports of shots being fired in the 900 block of Via Carmelitos around 1:14 p.m.

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Police ask for help finding missing 55-year-old man with medical conditions

Police say Pedro Renteria Jr. was last seen near the 3300 block of Magnolia Avenue just before noon Sunday and has not been heard from since.

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Woman found dead after fire near San Gabriel River and 2nd Street, police say

Police say the woman's body was found after firefighters put out a brush fire early Sunday morning.

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LBPD releases video of officers fatally shooting Brandon Boyd at a North Long Beach church

Newly released footage shows Boyd's interaction, including multiple suicidal comments, during the Nov. 19 incident.

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Search underway for missing diver at Long Beach port, fire officials say

Long Beach Fire officials say the man, an off-duty Los Angeles firefighter, was last seen Wednesday while taking part in lobster diving with friends.

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17-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of woman, Long Beach police say

Police say the teen fatally shot 21-year-old Justice Lopez at her home in the 900 block of Gaviota Avenue on Nov. 22.

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Death of woman hit by Long Beach Transit bus ruled a suicide, police say

Police say the woman was in the roadway in the area of Shoreline Drive and Seventh Street on Nov. 27 when the city bus hit her.

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Chinese national shipped weapons to North Korea through Long Beach port, feds say

Shenghua Wen, a 41-year-old man living in Ontario, could face up to 20 years in prison for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions against the East Asian country, among other crimes.

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Hawaiian Gardens man gets 25 years for selling fentanyl that caused deadly overdose in 2020, feds say

Authorities say Gregory Hevener, 47, used coded language on the social platform OfferUp to advertise and sell heroin and other drugs.

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Man shot while walking in North Long Beach, police say

The man told officers that he was walking in the 4900 block of Long Beach Boulevard when he was shot multiple times.

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Woman dies after being struck by city bus near Downtown Long Beach, police say

Police say a city bus driver was traveling northbound on Shoreline Drive, south of Seventh Street, when they struck the woman as she was crossing the road just before 7 p.m.

Labor

‘A little more salt in the wound’: Toma workers quit over fears that the new bar and restaurant is Padre 2.0

The new Downtown space owned by the same man behind Padre and Mezcalero shuttered after the ABC said it illegally sold alcohol for weeks, in addition to owing vendors and workers money. It’s unclear when it will re-open.