Long Beach National Institute of Justice

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 [...]

Suspect Arrested and Extradited for Three Cold Case Murders

A suspect has been arrested for the murder of a young couple in 2001, and for a third murder that occurred in 2002. Two of the victims were murdered in Long Beach, and one in South Gate. On October 14, 2001, at about 6:30 a.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to the [...]

Federal funding will support LBPD’s cold case unit through 2011

The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) received a $286,402 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The funding was awarded through the National Institute of Justice and will help LBPD continue the operation of its cold case unit through the use of DNA solicitation. “This funding provides the financial support necessary to continue a [...]