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LBPD Crime Stats Show Drop in Murders to Record Low

Murders in Long Beach continue to drop and are the lowest on record since the Long Beach Police Department began recording statistics. There were 25 murders in the year 2011, a 19.4% decrease from 2010, which had 31 murders. The 2011 murder statistics surpassed the lowest number on record, which was as recorded in 1969 [...]

DA Files Charges Related to Recent Homicide

On January 18, 2012, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against a suspect believed to be responsible for the January 5, 2012, murder of 19-year-old Jeff Pouncil of Long Beach, and the attempted murder of a 19-year-old male from Long Beach, who was with Victim Pouncil at the time of the shooting, [...]

LBPD South Patrol Division to Host Leadership Forum

On Thursday, January 26, 2012, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., the Long Beach Police Department’s South Patrol Division will be hosting a leadership forum, which will be held in the Long Beach Police Department’s Community Room, located at 400 West Broadway, Long Beach. South Division Commander John Benedetti and his staff will be on hand [...]

Two Suspects Arrested For Quintuple Murder at Long Beach Homeless Camp

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe released a statement following the arrest of two men involved in the murder of five people, four of whom were homeless, in the City of Long Beach at a homeless encampment on November 2, 2008: “I am proud of the diligent investigation conducted by the Long Beach Police Department, [...]

Detectives Seeking Information on Saturday Night Murder

On Saturday, January 7, 2012, at approximately 10:39 PM, Long Beach Police Officers responded to the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and 68th Street regarding a 911 report of a shooting. Two male adult victims were standing on the sidewalk at the northeast corner of Long Beach Boulevard and 68th Street. A gray sedan approached the [...]

Two Juveniles Arrested For Setting Christmas Tree Fires

The Long Beach Police and Fire Departments are pleased to announce that two arrests have been made for three fires set to Christmas trees in residential areas, putting lives and property at risk. On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, a Long Beach Police East Division officer responded to the alley in the 1500 block of Sherman [...]

Detectives Investigate Arrestee’s Death

On Sunday, January 1, 2012, an adult male subject was pronounced deceased at a local hospital after attempting suicide in the Long Beach City Jail. On Friday, December 30, 2011, Long Beach police officers arrested 33-year-old Andrew Dodson at his Long Beach residence on a drug charge and transported him to the Long Beach Police [...]

Officers Involved Shooting in 1700 Block of Cherry Avenue

On Saturday, December 31, 2011, at approximately 11:35 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department were involved in an officer involved shooting in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Cherry Avenue, that resulted in injury to a male adult. Officers working a two-officer car were on patrol in full uniform and in a [...]

Curfew Enforcement in Full Effect During Winter Break

The 2011 winter break for Long Beach students is under way, and schools will be closed until the new year. The Long Beach Police Department would like to remind parents that Section 9.58.010 of the Long Beach Municipal Code states: “It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to remain [...]

New DNA Technology and NIJ Grant Help LBPD Solve 1989 Murder of Wilson High Student

In 1989, Long Beach Police Department Homicide detectives began an investigation into the murder of a 15-year-old Wilson High School student who was found deceased in her residence. The case would go unsolved for 22 years until advances in DNA technology and a grant to help solve cold cases gave detectives the resources they needed [...]

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