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Illegal fireworks show startles Long Beach; scores of rockets …
Oct 28, 2024 · A large-scale illegal fireworks show woke up many Long Beach residents late Sunday night and sent them searching for answers about what was going on. Videos posted online showed dozens of rockets being launched from the Queensway Bridge on the city’s Downtown waterfront.
Gang members get life in prison for Long Beach mass shooting
Jan 29, 2024 · Five gang members have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing three people and wounding nine others in what was one of the worst mass shootings in Long Beach history.
Spate of 6 shootings leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded across Long …
Dec 22, 2023 · Detectives are investigating a string of six separate shootings across Long Beach that left one person dead and four others injured Thursday night. At least two of the shootings are believed to be related, police said, but many of the details remain under investigation.
One in four people now testing positive for COVID in Long Beach
Long Beach and Los Angeles County again set records for new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with one in four people in Long Beach now testing positive for the virus. The city reported 1,720 new cases, with a positivity rate of about 24.6%—up from 3% just two weeks ago.
Two Long Beach schools lock down after reports of an intruder, …
Oct 18, 2024 · A report from students about a possible intruder on campus sparked a lockdown at Hughes Middle School Friday, but authorities quickly swept through the campus and …
Officer shoots suspect in 4 other shootings near Downtown Long …
Apr 17, 2023 · The suspect was transported to a local hospital by the Long Beach Fire Department, and a firearm was recovered at the scene. No officers were injured, according to authorities. Officers investigate the scene of a police shooting on Ocean Boulevard on …
Man riding in stolen vehicle wounded in shooting ... - Long Beach …
May 25, 2024 · A man riding in a stolen vehicle was wounded in a shooting near Downtown Long Beach Saturday morning, according to police, who are now looking for both the shooter and the man who’d been driving the stolen car.
Long Beach must rehire officers it accused of lying in police …
Sep 2, 2024 · Two Long Beach police officers fired for allegedly lying in their official reports must be rehired, a city employment panel ruled Friday — a stunning repudiation of the charges that previously upended criminal cases and bolstered accusations of brutality.