LBPD Blotter – August 20, 2022

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 a 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 investigate a non-fatal stabbing: Last night, at approximately 11:27 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Obispo Avenue regarding a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers contacted a female adult victim suffering from a stab wound to the upper body. The victim stated she had been involved in a verbal dispute with her partner, a male adult suspect, that escalated to a stabbing. Officers arrested the suspect at the scene. The Long Beach Fire Department responded and treated the victim for non-life threatening injuries at the scene. The suspect was identified as Brandon James Holley, a 36-year-old resident of Long Beach who was booked for one count of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant and one count of petty theft regarding a previous warrant. Bail was set at $57,000. The investigation is ongoing.

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