Category: long beach police department

Man Fatally Stabbed Aboard Metro Train in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A man aboard a Metro A Line train in Long Beach was stabbed to death April 12 and the suspect fled. Long Beach Police Department officers responded at approximately 3:38 p.m. to the 100 block of East 1st Street regarding a report of a stabbing and located a man suffering from apparent stab…


California Family of Teen Fatally Shot by School Officer Reaches $13 Million Settlement

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The family of an 18-year-old woman fatally shot by a Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) safety officer while she was sitting in a car announced April 4 that they’ve reached a $13 million settlement of their lawsuit against the district. Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, whose son was just 5 months old at the…


Boy Wounded From Stray Round in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A boy suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound from a stray bullet fired from a group of men arguing near a business in Long Beach, authorities said March 26. Officers were dispatched at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday to the 400 block of East Shoreline Drive regarding a juvenile disturbance call, the Long Beach Police…


Boy, 17, Killed When Someone Opens Fire on Long Beach Basketball Court

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Police Jan. 22 were searching for the occupants of an SUV who drove up to a basketball court in Long Beach and opened fire, killing a 17-year-old boy and wounding two men. Officers responded to a report of gunshots at 1:51 p.m. Saturday at Silverado Park, in the 1500 block of West 31st…


Boy, 17, Killed in Drive-by Shooting on Long Beach Basketball Court

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Police Jan. 22 were searching for the occupants of an SUV who drove up to a basketball court in Long Beach and opened fire, killing a 17-year-old boy and wounding two men. Officers responded to a report of gunshots at 1:51 p.m. Saturday at Silverado Park, in the 1500 block of West 31st…


Man Arrested on Suspicion of Vehicle Theft, Marijuana Possession For Sale

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle and possession of marijuana inside the vehicle, Long Beach police said Nov. 12. Officers patrolling the area of East Broadway and Pine Avenue at about 1:40 a.m. Friday spotted an unoccupied vehicle that matched the description of a previously stolen vehicle,…


Bomb Squad Deals with Suspicious Device in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The sheriff’s department’s bomb squad was deployed to Long Beach Nov. 5 to deal with a suspicious device in the Belmont Shore area. Long Beach police officers were called around 3:25 p.m. to the 6400 block of Marina Drive, the department’s Allison Gallagher told City News Service. A photo published on Twitter by…


Homeless Man Charged With Killing Long Beach Woman, Stabbing Others

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 21-year-old homeless man has been charged with a series of stabbings in Long Beach, including one that left a woman dead, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Oct. 20. Yohance Dallen Sharp was scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 21 on one count each of murder, assault with a deadly weapon,…


4 Stabbed, One Fatally, in Long Beach; Suspect in Custody

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A series of stabbings in Long Beach Oct. 17 left a woman dead, three men injured, and a man in custody, police said. The first stabbing occurred about 5:35 a.m. in the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue, Brandon Fahey of the Long Beach Police Department told City News Service. A woman with stab…


7-Year-Old Boy Hit by Pickup and Killed in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 7-year-old boy crossing a Long Beach street with his father was hit by a pickup and killed, and the Riverside County man driving the vehicle was arrested, police said July 27. Gabriel Garate of Long Beach died at the scene of his injury, which occurred at about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday at Lakewood…