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Crime

Downtown Long Beach stabbing leaves one dead, one wounded

by Jacob Sisneros Oct 21, 2026Oct 21, 2026

Police said a fight between “multiple subjects” escalated into a stabbing.

City

LBPD should improve how it handles aftermath of police shootings, oversight office says

by Jacob Sisneros Apr 2, 2025Apr 2, 2025

Long Beach police cruiser blocks the street during a search for a person on First Street near Bixby Park in Long Beach Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Photo by Thomas R Cordova.

City

Long Beach will pay $450,000 to settle lawsuit alleging officer sideswiped motorcyclist

by Jacob Sisneros Dec 7, 2024Dec 7, 2024

Crime

Man hiding in attic crawlspace was wanted for sex crime against a child, LBPD says

by Jeremiah Dobruck Oct 13, 2024Oct 13, 2024

News

Long Beach police are taking longer to respond to calls due to vacancies, data shows

by John Donegan and Jacob Sisneros Aug 22, 2024Aug 23, 2024

News

Metro moves to create its own police agency amid violence on public transit

by Staff and Wire Reports Jun 28, 2024Jun 28, 2024

News

LBPD arrests man suspected of sexually assaulting an elderly woman

by Jason Ruiz Feb 10, 2024Feb 11, 2024

News

Metro could still create its own police force but directors remain undecided on a path forward

by Jason Ruiz Jan 26, 2024Jan 26, 2024

News

LBPD asks for more leeway purchasing military equipment as part of annual City Council review

by Jason Ruiz Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023

Crime

Long Beach police shoot man they say stabbed his mother, refused to drop knife

by Fernando Haro Garcia Nov 8, 2023Nov 10, 2023