Firefighter got 15-day suspension for punching wounded man after fire captain’s death
“I know it was wrong, it will always be wrong,” the firefighter later wrote in a letter apologizing for what he’d done.
Driver killed in 110 mph crash at Sprint Nationals speedboat race in Marine Stadium
Two boats glanced off each other at high speed, sending one craft flipping multiple times, a race organizer said.
Pregnant woman, unborn child killed in road-rage crash; DUI driver arrested, police say
Police said they arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence after a road-rage crash that killed a woman who was about eight months pregnant.
Long Beach upgrades MLK Park cameras after they fail to capture swastika vandalism
City officials say they’re upgrading cameras in Martin Luther King Jr. Park after they failed to capture whoever painted Nazi symbols there last month.
Trial begins for man charged with planning terrorist bombing at Bluff Park
The defense argues the FBI entrapped him in the plot—fanning the flames of his anger and providing the fake explosives to plant in Long Beach.
The delta variant is dominating in Long Beach; is a lockdown coming or is this wave different?
The delta variant “is now everywhere,” including in Long Beach. It sent case rates soaring, but—so far—hospitalizations haven’t spiked nearly as much.
City commission questions LBPD on its use of facial recognition technology
Some members of Long Beach’s Technology and Innovation Commission said they think the city should ban police from using facial recognition.
Man hit by apparently stray gunfire while in his own backyard, police say
The victim was in his yard when he overheard an argument coming from the nearby alley followed by what he presumed to be gunfire, police said.
Long Beach will require proof of vaccination or regular testing for city workers
Some city departments lagged significantly in vaccinations, with only 56% of police employees, 66% of fire department employees and 62% of public works employees reporting they were fully inoculated.
LBPD already uses facial recognition technology, but a fight’s brewing over whether it should
Facial recognition technology has become a hot-button issue in Long Beach. Some city commissioners are arguing the LBPD should stop using it.