Crime

• fatal crash

December 14, 2018

2 drivers flee after fatal crash where motorcyclist was thrown into roadway

by Valerie Osier    in Crime

Police believe the motorcyclist rear-ended a vehicle and was thrown from his motorcycle into the roadway where he was hit by another car.

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Crime

• human trafficking

December 14, 2018

Seal Beach man convicted in sex-trafficking scheme that lured women from Thailand

by City News Service    in Crime

The scheme involving hundreds of women from Thailand who were given false promises of a better life and then forced into prostitution, authorities said.

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Crime

• Bomb Threat

December 13, 2018

Long Beach, Cerritos swept up in nationwide wave of emailed bomb threats demanding Bitcoin

by City News Service and Valerie Osier    in Crime

The threats demand a Bitcoin ransom be paid by the end of the day or an explosive device will be detonated.

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Crime

• fatal crash

December 13, 2018

Authorities identify homeless man killed trying to cross 91 Freeway

by City News Service    in Crime

The man was hit trying to cross the freeway and then ended up in the carpool lane where at least two other cars hit him, according to the CHP.

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Crime

• charges

December 11, 2018

Man charged with murder of woman killed by stray bullet in Downtown

by Valerie Osier    in Crime

Thomas McCreary, 42, appeared in a Long Beach courtroom Tuesday afternoon for the first time since being arrested Friday night in the shooting death of 24-year-old Anna Perez. 

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Crime

• homicide reward

December 11, 2018

L.A. County supervisors renew reward in deadly 2015 shooting of LBCC football player

by City News Service    in Crime

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas recommended extending the reward, set to expire Jan. 10, in the Willowbrook shooting death of Kejon Atkins.  

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Crime

• charges

December 11, 2018

Cerritos station sheriff’s deputy charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man in 2016

by City News Service    in Crime

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy is facing up to 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Norwalk while he was on-duty in 2016. 

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Crime

• fatal hit-and-run

December 11, 2018

Man walking on 91 Freeway dies when 3 cars hit him; one driver flees

by City News Service    in Crime

The man was on the shoulder of the 91 Freeway before he tried to cross end ended up being hit, the CHP said.

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Crime

• armed robbery
• _instagram

December 10, 2018

VIDEO: Police try to ID gunman shown nabbing cash from register drawer

by Jeremiah Dobruck    in Crime

Police said the robber has held up six different businesses, including a pet store, wireless store and restaurants.

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Crime, Pets

• Pet Post

December 10, 2018

‘Worst case I’ve seen in 30 years’: Severely abused dog spurs rescue community into action

by Kate Karp    in Crime, Pets

The dog's cries prompted someone to find her tied up in a trash bag and thrown into a dumpster in Downtown Long Beach.

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