Police said their jail was in ‘shambles.’ The man hired to fix it ended up quietly fired
Accusations of overtime fraud triggered an expansive investigation that the city battled in court to keep hidden.
In major shift, city to allow oversight commission to see police officer statements
After decades of not providing officer statements to CPCC commissioners those statements will now be provided starting Jan. 1.
Fired LBPD officer dodged subpoenas, tried to sabotage DUI case, officials say
One prosecutor called Torres “her worst witness ever, civilian or police officer,” according to newly released documents from the LBPD.
Statewide reporting project on police accountability wins free speech award
A statewide collaboration among newsrooms including the Long Beach Post has won an award for reporting on police misconduct and use of force.
LBPD releases new details on recent police shootings under new transparency law
The Long Beach Police Department has hired more staff to handle a flood of public records requests in the wake of a new police transparency law.
Activists condemn LBPD officers getting preview of misconduct, use-of-force records
Long Beach’s negotiating team and the police union have already agreed to give officers early access to records, but the City Council holds the final stamp of approval.
LBPD officers could be warned when someone wants public records about them
Officers would get to see the records five days before they’re released to the general public, opening the door for them to lobby the city about redactions, experts said.
Long Beach police officer attributed accidental shooting to ‘cold weather gloves’
New documents from the Long Beach Police Department provide a rare glimpse into an officer-involved shooting investigation.
Long Beach rarely finds officers broke department rules in police shootings
The first major document released under a new transparency law shows Long Beach police decided officers almost always acted within policy when they shot people over the past five years.
Signal Hill police fired officer who downplayed role in 2014 shooting, documents show
This revelation has come to light only now because of SB 1421, a California law that went into effect Jan. 1 rolling back some of California’s strict privacy rules for police officers’ personnel files.