LBPD Blotter - 11/2/23

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:

• UPDATE at 11/2/23 at 3:35 p.m.
  SWAT Personnel Respond to Person With a Knife Call: On Nov. 1, 2023, at 4:28 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of Atlantic Avenue regarding a person with a knife call. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult suspect in possession of a dirk/dagger, refusing to put it down. An officer from the Mental Evaluation Team (MET) made contact with the suspect in attempts to de-escalate the situation. Following several hours of de-escalation techniques, the suspect still refused to surrender. Officers established a perimeter, officers from the SWAT team responded, and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate and/or sheltered in place. After refusing to comply to officers’ commands, officers initially deployed a 40mm less-lethal round and then later a CEW (Conducted Electrical Weapon), yet the suspect still refused to surrender.  After deploying a K9, the suspect was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Once the suspect received medical clearance, he was transported to Long Beach City Jail for booking. He was identified as Patrick Dean Parks, a 44-year-old resident of Los Angeles, who was booked on one count of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, one count of brandishing a weapon, and one count of resisting arrest. Bail is pending magistrate review. The investigation is ongoing.

• Officers investigate a stabbing: On Nov. 1, 2023, at approximately 5:58 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Hill Street regarding a stabbing. The preliminary investigation indicates that the male adult victim was in a physical altercation with an unknown suspect which escalated when he was stabbed in the upper body. Officers rendered medical aid until Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital in critical but stable condition. Officers recovered the knife. The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. Suspect information and the motive for the stabbing is under investigation. The investigation is ongoing.

This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.