One person killed in 3-car crash on the 405 Freeway
One person died at the scene, said LBFD Capt. Jack Crabtree. And CHP officers shut down all southbound lanes of the freeway while they investigated.
With little to go on, Long Beach police ask for help solving months-old homicide
The victim previously said he’d been assaulted at a “homeless shelter somewhere in Hollywood or the Hollywood area,” but police haven’t been able to find out exactly where.
Police plan DUI checkpoint in Long Beach Friday
The exact location wasn’t disclosed, but police said it will be in the South Patrol Division, which includes the Downtown, East Village, Alamitos Beach and Cambodia Town areas.
Firefighters extinguish motel blaze at PCH and Junipero
The LBFD said one patient was assessed for possible smoke inhalation, but nobody was seriously hurt.
19-year-old shot to death in Paramount, authorities say
The Sheriff’s Department said deputies found the victim lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his upper body around 1 a.m.
Two-alarm fire extinguished at West Long Beach dentist office
More than 40 firefighters between nine engines helped extinguish the fire within 30 minutes, a fire department spokesman said.
3 injured, one taken to hospital after illegal fireworks explosion on 4th of July
A spokesman said fire investigators are trying to determine if the injured parties lit the fireworks or were “collateral damage from others lighting them.”
Body found in North Long Beach; no foul play suspected, police say
The coroner’s office will determine the cause of death, but the LBPD does not currently believe there was any foul play.
UPDATE: Police find 64-year-old who went missing from East Long Beach
Authorities said that 64-year-old Steven Gerald Felix has medical conditions and may become easily disoriented.
Car crashes into tree, fence, garage in South Wrigley, police say
The Long Beach Fire Department transported the driver to a local hospital for minor injuries.