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.
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Police ask for help finding driver in hit-and-run that killed longtime playhouse volunteer
Police released photos of the car they say hit Jere Whitney, a 78-year-old grandmother who was a writer and well-liked volunteer at the Long Beach Playhouse.
UPDATE: One arrested, one escapes after car chase ends with crash in Washington area
LAPD officers chased two suspects into Long Beach before the pursuit ended with a crash near Locust Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway, police said.
Gunman shoots at man who ignored him in West Long Beach, police say
The victim told police he was walking when another man tried to talk to him. When he kept walking, the suspect fired at him but missed, police said.
Girl testifies that family friend who worked for the city began sexually abusing her at 5 years old
“The court found the witness to be extremely credible and brave,” Long Beach Superior Court Judge Daniel J. Lowenthal said of the girl’s testimony.
Man shot to death at Long Beach apartment complex, police say
Police believe the shooter followed the victim into an apartment complex on 17th Street near Long Beach Boulevard and then opened fire.
Driver found shot to death on 605 Freeway appears to have killed himself, authorities say
The death was under investigation as an apparent suicide, the coroner’s office said.
Driver with gunshot wound found dead on 605 Freeway, CHP says
The incident is being investigated as a homicide until that possibility is ruled out, which could end with the death being ruled a suicide, the CHP said.
Long Beach police seized more than 23,000 pounds of fireworks leading up to July 4
In addition to seizing illegal fireworks, police also made a total of 38 arrests and issued 15 citations. While the number of arrests is on par with the previous year, arrests have gone up significantly from a total of 23 in 2020.
Police suspect drugs, alcohol in 3-car crash that hurt 7 people, LBPD says
Three of the seven people were left with critical injuries after the crash at Anaheim Street and Ximeno Avenue, police said.