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Nov 4 5:10 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Ex-LBPD officers to face trial on charges they filed false police reports

Fernando Haro Garcia

The former officers are accused of lying about how they found a handgun after they detained two men outside the El Bukanas taqueria in Long Beach on Feb. 15, 2018.

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Oct 30 7:00 am
  • Long Beach Police Department

New LBPD contract could include pay raises, recruitment bonuses for officers

Jason Ruiz

The proposed contract includes pay raises for officers who remain with the department for over 10 years and bonuses for officers who recruit new hires.

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Oct 8 7:00 am
  • Long Beach Police Department

Man files $10 million claim saying he was getting on knees, not reaching for gun when LBPD shot him

Fernando Haro Garcia

The man says officers gave him contradictory and confusing instructions that he had trouble following while he was under the influence of Xanax, fentanyl and meth.

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Oct 5 8:04 am
  • Long Beach Police Department

City Council approves LBPD’s policies on the use of military equipment

Anthony Pignataro

This was the first time the City Council was required to weigh in on the LBPD’s use of military equipment. Council members approved it in a 7-0 vote.

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Sep 27 1:42 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

City Council scheduled to vote on whether LBPD can use military equipment

Anthony Pignataro

While the Long Beach Police Department has used military-grade equipment for years, council approval is now required by AB 481, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September 2021.

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Aug 1 10:47 am
  • Long Beach Police Department

Civilians, not officers, could soon respond to certain police calls in Long Beach

Jason Ruiz

The city is creating a new type of police employee, the community service assistant, who would respond to lower-level calls to fill out police reports and document evidence.

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Jul 25 12:34 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Ex-LBPD officer who shared child pornography while on duty gets almost 6 years in prison

Jeremiah Dobruck

Officer Anthony Brown shared child pornography online while he was on duty. His attorneys argued for leniency, saying it was a “classic example of a good person doing a bad thing.”

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Jul 20 3:56 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Detective told suspect she’d drop case if he stopped sharing child pornography

Jeremiah Dobruck

Missteps during the LBPD’s investigation have complicated the case against an officer who traded images online of kids being sexually abused.

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Jul 9 12:07 pm
  • Long Beach Police Department

Police shoot, kill armed man on rooftop in Long Beach

Fernando Haro Garcia

Officers swarmed the area after reports of a man with a gun. Police confirmed they fired on him and he was later found dead on the rooftop.

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Jul 7 1:33 pm
  • mass shooting

LBPD seizes AR-15, handgun from man they say glorified mass shootings

Fernando Haro Garcia

Police said the man wrote about wanting to commit “Columbine 2.0.” The man told the Post he never intended to carry out the violence.

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