LBPD Blotter – March 19, 2022

Release Date: 2022-03-19

Welcome to the LBPD Blotter!

As part of our ongoing commitment to external communications and providing valuable information to our community, the Department will begin posting information about recent police activity, ongoing investigations, and other LBPD updates to the Department’s homepage and on the “News” tab of the Department’s website.

At approximately 10:00 a.m. each day, community members will be able to read preliminary information about incidents that may have occurred the previous evening, including shootings, stabbings, traffic fatality and murder investigations, as well as any other notable incidents. This page will be resource for the public to learn more about enforcement efforts, arrests, and commendable events and will be updated as new incidents occur.

Here’s a recap of incidents occurring last night:

• Officers responded to three street takeover incidents, issued several citations, and towed two vehicles. Last night, officers responded to three street takeover incidents – Bellflower Boulevard and Stearns Street at approximately 10:54 p.m., Granada Avenue and 2nd Street at approximately 11:11 p.m., and Paramount Boulevard and South Street at approximately 12:50 a.m. Through their response, officers were able to safely end each street takeover event as well as issue several citations and tow two vehicles.*
• Stabbing – 2100 block of Chestnut Avenue. At approximately 12:28 a.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Chestnut Avenue regarding a previously reported domestic violence incident. Through further investigation, officers discovered one of the involved parties was the victim of an unrelated stabbing incident. The male adult victim had sustained stab wounds to the upper body. Through their preliminary investigation, officers determined the man had been walking in the area of 21st Street and Chestnut Avenue when he encountered an unknown number of subjects. One of the subjects stabbed the man before fleeing the area. Additional suspect information and motive for the stabbing is unknown. The Long Beach Fire Department transported the man to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing.
• Shots call – 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue. At approximately 6:37 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue regarding a shots call. Upon arrival, officers located casings, but were unable to locate a suspect. No injuries were reported. Additional suspect information is unknown. The investigation is ongoing.

In case you missed it:

• Women’s History Month. Yesterday, we posted a video to our social media accounts to share more about our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and promoting women in the law enforcement profession as part of Women’s History Month. We’re proud to have joined the National 30x30 Initiative to have 30% women recruits by 2030.
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This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.

*This section was updated at 11:15 a.m. with updated information and for clarity.