In wake of protests, LBPD creates new office to rethink its law-enforcement practices
The office of constitutional policing is tasked with restructuring management practices, policies, training, recruitment and accountability, according to police.
Statistics show LBPD seriously injures people at high rate, but police say database is flawed
Over the past four years, LBPD officers killed 13 people and severely injured 56, according to the database, which tracks the worst wounds inflicted by law enforcement.
Unpublished report on LBPD describes department with a cultural disconnect
Years after it was supposed to be published, a draft of an in-depth review of the Long Beach Police Department is now public record.
Police release video, photos of vehicles thought to be involved in Halloween party mass shooting
Police have identified three, light-colored vehicles that possibly traveled from North Long Beach to the shooting scene.
Black riders disproportionately stopped for fare evasion on Long Beach public transit, data shows
Of the 855 Metro and bus riders who came into contact with Long Beach police in 2109 for failing to pay their tickets on public transportation, 62% were Black.
Police stats: Violent crime dropped under stay-at-home orders, but property crime jumped
Driven largely by property crime, overall crime rates rose 5% in May compared to May 2019, but year-to-date figures show a modest 1% decrease in citywide crime.
Being Black means you’re more likely to be stopped, searched by Long Beach police, new data shows
Despite making up only about 13% of Long Beach’s population, Black motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists made up 24% of the LBPD’s traffic stops in 2019.
Shaun King says retired LBPD cops cheered on talk of killing him in Facebook group
Two law enforcement sources told the Long Beach Post that the private group is specifically intended for Long Beach police retirees, their friends and other LBPD employees.
Chief says field supervisors held officers back from making arrests during May 31 unrest
LBPD Chief Robert Luna told City Council members that supervisors in the field were concerned about officer safety.
Man in viral protest photo should be arrested for child endangerment, LBPD chief says
The photo gained national attention after Long Beach’s massive protest on May 31 because, at first glance, it appears to show an officer pointing a foam bullet launcher at the child.