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Man accidentally shoots himself near Alamitos Beach, police say
A man was hospitalized after he accidentally shot himself along Ocean Boulevard and Sixth Place Monday morning, according to police.
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Police search for 75-year-old woman with mental conditions
Police say Wanda F. Thomas Jenkins walked away from her home in the 1700 block of Long Beach Boulevard around 3 a.m.
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Police arrest 18-year-old in connection to fatal shooting in North Long Beach last month
Police say Mario Amarion Jennings of Rancho Cucamonga is responsible for fatally shooting 32-year-old Dwayne Walton in the 900 block of Via Carmelitos on Dec. 10, 2024.
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1 dead, 1 injured after driver careens off 710 Freeway into Long Beach maintenance yard, CHP says
The crash happened just before 3 a.m. along the Northbound 710 Freeway near the Del Amo Boulevard off-ramp, according to authorities.
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Man shot while sitting in car, Long Beach police say
Police say the shooting happened Tuesday night in the city’s Washington neighborhood.
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Man who went missing from Long Beach care facility last month found safe in Malibu, police say
James Foster was reported missing on Dec. 26, 2024, according to police.
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Man shot while trying to stop armed robbery, Long Beach police say
Police say the man witnessed someone being robbed around 11:35 p.m. in the 1100 block of Redondo Avenue and tried to intervene.
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9 charged for smuggling $200M worth of counterfeit items through San Pedro Bay ports, feds say
Federal authorities say the defendants imported goods such as shoes, perfumes, handbags and watches from August 2023 to June 2024.
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Long Beach police say they rescued 3 teenage girls from human trafficking
One of the victims, a 14-year-old girl, was working as a prostitute in North Long Beach when officers found her, police said.
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‘I was just in shock’: Man recalls moment he was violently stabbed at Long Beach farmers market
Kenta Sasakado, 26, says he was sampling produce at a farmers market in East Long Beach on Sunday, Jan. 19, when he was randomly stabbed eight times.
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Cyclist, 80, dies after being hit by car in North Long Beach, police say
Long Beach resident Enrique Barajas was merging from the bicycle lane into the number one lane on Atlantic Avenue when he was sideswiped by a driver, according to police.
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Man shot during fight with group in North Long Beach, police say
The man was fighting with a group of men in the 2600 block of 56th Way around midnight when someone shot him multiple times, according to Long Beach police.
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4 injured, including burglary suspects, as police pursuits end in crashes, LBPD says
Police say the suspects burglarized a business in the 1100 block of Anaheim Street and another in the 800 block of West 15th Street Monday morning.
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Man stabbed at farmers market near 2nd and PCH; suspect arrested, police say
Police say they responded just before 1:20 p.m. Sunday to the 6600 block of East Marina Drive where they found a man with multiple stab wounds to his upper body.
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1 dead, 2 injured in North Long Beach shooting, police say
It's unclear who shot the men or why, but police say it was possibly ‘gang-related.’
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Long Beach police arrest man suspected of raping woman
The suspect was identified by Long Beach police as 26-year-old Dion Terrell Walton Jr.