Legal restrictions and a lack of available shelter beds mean some homeless residents often go right back to an encampment after city workers clean it out.
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SWAT officers arrest man who barricaded himself in vehicle near golf course, LBPD says
Police said the driver had to be taken into custody by a SWAT team on Sunday night near the Recreation Park Golf Course.
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Metro line in Southeast LA clears final hurdle
The Metro Board of Directors unanimously certified the final environmental analysis for the 19-mile line that will serve 1.4 million residents in cities including Artesia, Downey, Paramount, Bellflower and Cerritos.
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State DOJ to investigate after LBPD fatally shot home-invasion suspect accused of having replica firearm
Under a law passed in 2020, the State Attorney General is required to investigate any time police officers fatally shoot someone who wasn’t armed.
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Queen Mary to host night market, movie nights and more as part of new summer series
Monthly movie nights start May 15. And the historic ship will also host a monthly night market, beginning May 9, with local chefs, food trucks, pop-up shops, a beer garden and live music.
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Man in parked car accidentally shoots himself, Long Beach police say
Police said the man was wounded in the lower body and the injury isn’t life-threatening.
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Police look for suspects who carjacked man in CSULB parking lot
Police said the two suspects approached a man who was leaning on his car in the G8 parking lot, which is west of the Walter Pyramid.
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Long Beach police shoot two men in separate incidents overnight
Police said they fatally shot a home-invasion suspect and also wounded a gunman they were chasing hours later.
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Report of kidnapping sparks standoff, pursuit that clog traffic on the 710 and 91 freeways
Police weren’t immediately able to provide details on the incident, but reports from the scene indicated a SWAT team was headed to the area after a pursuit with Long Beach police.
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Man found dead in burning home had been shot to death, authorities say
Firefighters found the man’s body as they doused a blaze last month. Today, police said he’d been murdered.