The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) will host a community forum later this month for East Division residents, according to a Facebook post from the LBPD.
Commander Paul LeBaron will host the meeting and lead a discussion on crime trends and present a Community Watch update. Commander Richard Conant from Internal Affairs will also give a presentation on Use of Force investigations.
The forum will take place in the Lowell Elementary Auditorium, located at 5201 East Broadway, at 7:00PM on February 19.
That same day, LeBaron will host a similar meeting in Spanish in the morning at Seventh Street Church, located at 668 North Obispo Avenue, at 9:00AM. Sergeant Israel Ramirez from Internal Affairs will also give a presentation on Use of Force investigations. Translation devices will be available for those who do not speak Spanish.