Convicted killer charged with heading COVID-19 unemployment fraud scam
From behind bars, she masterminded a $2 million fraud scheme involving COVID-19 unemployment money, prosecutors allege.
Category: Crime
Report of gunman prompts SWAT standoff, arrest at Long Beach hotel, LBPD says
Police surrounded the Golden Sails Hotel and eventually arrested a man after getting reports that he had a gun and wanted to shoot people, according to the LBPD.
Dozens arrested following countywide operation to fight street racing, police say
The arrests were made by a task force that included the LAPD and LBPD as state and local officials continue to crack down on street takeovers and illegal racing.
UPDATE: Ex-Suge Knight attorney appears in court after judge issues bench warrant
The Long Beach-based attorney said he “did not remember” he was scheduled to be sentenced Wednedsay for conspiring to obstruct justice in a murder case against Suge Knight.
3 convicted in $20M Long Beach-based drug treatment fraud scheme
The organization enrolled students in its program even if they had only used drugs or alcohol once, then falsified documents to show they had a “medically diagnosed substance use disorder,” prosecutors said.
Man stabbed in attempted robbery in Central Long Beach
Close to 2 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of east 10th Street near Alamitos and Martin Luther King, Jr., avenues, and found the victim suffering from stab wounds to the upper body, according to police.
Naked man held for mental evaluation after witnesses say he tried to rape woman
Footage posted on Instagram shows at least seven people fighting the man in an attempt to get him off of an individual who was lying on their back across a sidewalk.
Poly High student arrested after officials find gun inside backpack, police say
School officials received an anonymous tip on May 3 that a student had brought a firearm on campus.
Shooting involving CHP officer under investigation on 105 Freeway in Paramount
Few details were immediately available, but authorities shut down the westbound 105 Freeway near Garfield Avenue around 11:20 a.m.
Police suspect DUI in deadly crash that sent victim’s car into flood channel
The driver—who has since been arrested—hit the back of another vehicle, which ended up on its roof in a flood-control channel, according to police.