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Elderly woman dead after crashing into parked car during apparent medical emergency, police say

Police say the woman was slowly driving a 2000 Toyota Corolla in a parking lot in the 1100 block of East Fourth Street around 5:30 p.m. when she crashed into a parked car.

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31-year-old man arrested after firing shots into air, Long Beach police say

Police say they responded to the 1100 block of Hellman Street after reports of shots being fired just after 9:30 p.m.

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Man in stable condition after being shot in West Long Beach, police say

Police the man was in his car just before 6:30 p.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Harbor Avenue when someone shot him multiple times.

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Column: New LA County hate crime report makes for ‘grim’ reading

CSULB professor Matt Lesenyie sees a ‘generational shift’ away from tolerance and decorum as hate crimes reach record levels.

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Blaze in East Long Beach ravages through vegetation, destroys palm trees

Fire crews worked for roughly two hours to put out the blaze, fire officials say.

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FBI offers reward to find suspect in fatal 2008 shooting at Long Beach restaurant

Jose Manuel Flores Jr. is wanted for his involvement in the shooting death of another person at the Brite Spot Restaurant in Long Beach on Oct. 18, 2008, according to the FBI.

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Woman struck and killed while crossing street by Compton-Long Beach border, police say

Police say the woman was crossing the street at a marked crosswalk around 4 p.m. in the area of Long Beach and Greenleaf boulevards when she fell down and was struck by a car.

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DUI driver who killed Long Beach grandfather in violent crash gets 4 years in prison

Julie Afaq Haq pleaded no contest to one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated on Oct. 15, court records show.

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Family, advocates seek accountability following Brandon Boyd’s death

Boyd family members and community activists called for new police use-of-force policies during the Long Beach City Council's Dec. 10 meeting.

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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.