LBPD officer injured after being hit by drunken driver in Downtown, police say
An on-duty Long Beach police officer was hospitalized Friday evening after being hit by a drunken driver in Downtown, police say.
Long Beach man arrested in fatal DUI, hit-and-run
A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in a hit-and-run crash in West Covina that left a woman dead was in custody today.
Long Beach man arrested for DUI after crashing into Red Car Greenbelt sign, police say
At about 6:58 a.m. Sunday, Long Beach Police officers responded to the area of Fourth Street and Park Avenue regarding a reported traffic collision.
Man, 23, found guilty of murder in Halloween crash that killed family of 3
Carlo Adrian Navarro, who was 20 at the time of the crash, could be sentenced to a maximum of 45 years to life in prison.
Sacramento woman arrested for DUI after crashing into Alamitos Beach fire station, police say
Police say 57-year-old Karena Testman Benskin was responsible for crashing her vehicle into the garage of Fire Station 2 at around 6:39 p.m. in the 1600 block of E. Third Street.
Judge tells triple-murder suspect to consider plea deal in DUI case, but trial appears imminent
A jury will now have to decide whether the 20-year-old driver committed murder when he ran over a 3-year-old boy and his parents while they trick-or-treated.
Driver crashes into Taco Surf restaurant, seriously hurting 2 passengers, police say
It’s the second time someone’s hit the Seal Beach restaurant in less than a year. This time, the wreck left two people hospitalized, police said.
Attorney questions why LBPD kept using breathalyzer that gave repeated error messages
The LBPD says the machine was still functional and accurate despite failing internal diagnostics.
LBPD sergeant arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, department says
Long Beach police confirmed the sergeant’s arrest but declined to say how officers came into contact with him Friday night or whether he’d been involved in a traffic collision.
Murder case can proceed against driver accused of drunkenly killing Awaida family on Halloween
A young man accused of killing three people as he drunkenly sped through a neighborhood filled with trick-or-treaters appears to have acted so recklessly that he may have committed murder, a Long Beach Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday.