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Jan 20 7:44 am
  • Long Beach Police Department

No known threats, but LBPD is on alert for potential violence tied to Biden inauguration

Jeremiah Dobruck

The Long Beach Police Department is warning its officers to be extra aware for any potential threats of violence or other local disruptions tied to Joe Biden’s inauguration this morning.

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Jan 15 4:13 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Settlement reached in suit that accused LBPD of excessive force on mentally incapacitated woman

City News Service

A mentally incapacitated 23-year-old woman would receive $47,000 under a tentative settlement reached with the city of Long Beach over a confrontation with police in 2019 in which she suffered a broken arm that required surgery.

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Dec 8 5:12 pm
  • coronavirus

As COVID-19 surges in its ranks, LBPD warns officers to wear masks or face discipline

Jeremiah Dobruck

A photo shared with the Long Beach Post shows dozens of officers without masks gathered shoulder-to-shoulder to hear Chief Robert Luna speak in early November after a crowd-control training exercise—but officials say they haven’t tied that gathering to any cases.

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Dec 4 3:09 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

All Long Beach Jail inmates transferred or released after COVID-19 outbreak

Valerie Osier

Officials have either released or transferred all inmates in the Long Beach Jail to Los Angeles County Jail after three jail staff members tested positive for COVID-19, they announced Thursday.

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Nov 30 3:52 pm
  • coronavirus

LBPD COVID-19 outbreak continues with 6 more employees testing positive

Valerie Osier

They also reported two public-facing fire department employees tested positive for COVID-19.

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Nov 24 11:37 am
  • Long Beach Police Department

SWAT officers search apartment complex after assault call but find no suspect

Valerie Osier

Officers this morning initially responded to an “unknown trouble” call, which turned out to be a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the LBPD.

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Nov 19 4:34 pm
  • coronavirus

A dozen police officers test positive for COVID-19; officials investigating outbreak

Valerie Osier

Officials had started investigating the outbreak last week when two officers in the North Division and one in the South Division tested positive on Nov. 6 and 7.

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Nov 18 1:59 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Police seize 13 guns in raid on suspected firearms dealer, Long Beach police say

Jeremiah Dobruck

SWAT officers and detectives raided a home near the Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus early this morning.

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Nov 18 1:09 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Family of man shot and killed by CHP files $5 million claim against Long Beach

Kelly Puente

Ruben Escarrega, 31, of Long Beach, was shot on May 7 after were police were called for reports of a man walking in the lanes of the northbound 710 Freeway.

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Oct 21 8:14 am
  • special report

Shattered promise of police oversight still haunts Long Beach 30 years later

Jason Ruiz and Jeremiah Dobruck

Over the years, city officials have proudly pointed to the CPCC as evidence of Long Beach’s commitment to police accountability and transparency. But the truth is that the CPCC has become largely a cautionary tale in these days of renewed calls for systemic police reform in Long Beach and beyond.

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