LBPD Blotter - August 21, 2023

Welcome to the LBPD Blotter!

As part of our ongoing commitment to external communications and providing valuable information to our community, the Department posts preliminary information about incidents that occurred the previous evening, including shootings and stabbings, as well as any other LBPD updates to the Department’s homepage and on the “News” tab of the Department’s website. This page will be updated as new incidents occur.

Here’s a recap of incidents occurring last night:

• Officers investigate a stabbing: On Aug. 20, 2023, at approximately 6:18 p.m., officers responded to the area of 3rd Street and Linden Avenue regarding a stabbing. The preliminary investigation indicates that the male adult victim and female adult suspect were in their residence, engaged in a verbal dispute, which escalated when the suspect stabbed the victim with a knife. The suspect fled the scene in her vehicle. Fire Department personnel transported the victim to a local hospital for a non-life-threatening stab wound to the upper body. Officers located a vehicle matching the description of the suspect’s vehicle and conducted a vehicle stop in the 1100 block of East Broadway, leading to the arrest of the female adult suspect.

  The suspect was identified as Rubi Rosales Martinez, a 24-year-old resident of Long Beach, who was booked for assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and driving under the influence. Bail was set at $50,000. The investigation is ongoing.