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Police Seek Details After Woman Found Dead in Motorhome
At around 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, August 30, the Long Beach police responded to a call of a deceased woman discovered in her motor home in the 700 block of East 45th Street. The death of 47-year-old Virginia Boynton was discovered by a family member that day when they arrived at her motor home. The family, who [...]
Weekend DUI Checkpoint Results in Arrests, Vehicle Impounds and Citations
On Saturday, August 28, 2010, the Long Beach Police Department conducted a Driving Under the Influence/Drivers License checkpoint at Anaheim Street and Freeman Avenue. “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” is the campaign for 2010. The checkpoint operated from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., where officers were assisted by Long Beach Police Explorers and [...]
LBPD Targets Impaired Drivers With Checkpoint
The Long Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint, Saturday, August 28, 2010. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as to educate the public on the dangers [...]
Peninsula Street Race Leaves Three Dead; Two Juveniles in Custody
On Sunday, August 22, 2010 at approximately 12:04 a.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a traffic collision in the area of 55th Place and Ocean Boulevard that resulted in the deaths of three individuals, and left another in critical condition. The preliminary investigation revealed that two vehicles, a black 2003 Ford [...]
Motorcycle safety target in weekend enforcement campaign
Motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise in California, increasing 175% in the last decade, from 204 killed in 1998 to 560 killed in 2008. In 2010, the City of Long of Beach has had 66 injury collisions and one motorcycle fatality. In an effort to increase motorcycle safety through awareness, the Long Beach Police [...]
Suspects arrested for nearly 100 Fitness Club Thefts
On August 17, detectives from the Long Beach Police Department’s East Division Detective Detail arrested three suspects involved in numerous commercial burglaries from a local fitness club. The suspects are believed to be responsible for approximately 100 burglaries, as well as other crimes, including auto theft. The investigation revealed that these suspects would visit one [...]
LBPD Warns Residents About Increase in Mail Theft Incidents
The Long Beach Police Department is warning residents regarding a rash of mail theft incidents, which have occurred throughout the city. Residents are being urged to take precautions and not place, leave or expose outgoing mail hanging from residential mailboxes. Recently, fraud investigators have experienced a surge of mail theft reports where individuals are stealing [...]
LBPD Reveals Details of Apparent Murder/Suicide
On August 15, 2010, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Long Beach Police responded to assist Long Beach Park Rangers on a person with a gun call inside El Dorado Park, and discovered a male adult victim who appeared to have died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. When Park Rangers arrived, they found the victim who [...]
LBPD arrests an Officer for Grand Theft
On Thursday, the Long Beach Police Department arrested Officer Damian Ramos, 32, for grand theft of weapons. “Upon learning of the potential misconduct by one of our own, we took swift action to ensure that the investigation was handled thoroughly, and I am confident that these were the actions of a single officer,” Chief Jim [...]
Police respond to rising trend of strong-arm street robberies
There has been a trend of strong-arm street robberies occurring in Long Beach and surrounding cities said Long Beach Police Department in a press release on Wednesday. Police also warned that in some cases the victims have been assaulted during the crime. In the past few months, numerous robberies have occurred citywide involving victims that [...]
