Lawsuit alleges officers with history of violence beat unconscious man with flashlights
The lawsuit alleges police beat him with flashlights, kicked him and Tasered him even after an officer had already knocked him unconscious.
LBPD police chief added as defendant to lawsuit alleging racial profiling
The ruling comes on the heels of newly released data which show that Black riders in Long Beach were disproportionately stopped by the LBPD on suspicion of fare evasion last year.
Man sues city, claims he got typhus from feral cats the city failed to remove
An animal control worker says the agency told the plaintiff they could not take away the felines because they were not yet eight weeks old nor weighed at least two pounds, the suit states.
Man found buried in Long Beach yard had been left to die in bathtub, lawsuit says
After his death, Zach Kennedy’s family spent more than six months searching for him before police finally uncovered his body encased in concrete in a yard, the lawsuit says.
California files suit against feds over fracking plan
The federal government’s “decision to advance this half-baked proposal isn’t just misguided, it’s downright dangerous,” California’s attorney general alleged in a statement.
States sue over Trump administration’s rollback of child immigrant protections
“We wish to protect children from irreparable harm,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said as he announced the lawsuit.
Woman sues Long Beach foodbank CEO, alleging she was pressured into sex
A former part-time employee of a Long Beach-based foodbank alleges its CEO sexually harassed her on the job.
Lieutenant says Signal Hill police smeared him so they could promote white officer instead
The lawsuit also alleges the chief ignored a report of racist behavior and mocked it by calling it “operation axe to grind.”
Judge temporarily blocks release of misconduct files Downey police union wants destroyed
The order pauses any disclosure of old misconduct files while a lawsuit from the Downey police union gets sorted out.