LBPD Blotter – Dec. 7, 2022
Release Date: 2022-12-07
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.
UPDATE 4:00 P.M. - Traffic collision - Bellflower Boulevard and Atherton Street
Officers investigating injury traffic collision. On Dec. 7, 2022 at approx. 2:27 p.m., officers responded to an injury traffic accident on Bellflower Boulevard, south of Atherton Street, involving a motorcyclist and a vehicle. The male adult motorcyclist, an on duty Huntington Beach Police Department motor officer, sustained injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Please avoid the area of Bellflower Boulevard and Atherton Street as police investigate. The investigation is ongoing.
Here’s a recap of incidents occurring last night:
- Officers conduct traffic stop that leads to narcotics seizure and arrest:
On Dec 6, 2022, at approximately 12:08 p.m., patrol officers working near the 6200 block of Cherry Avenue initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle regarding a vehicle code violation.
Officers contacted the driver and a male juvenile passenger inside the vehicle and determined the driver was currently on probation and conducted a search of the vehicle consistent with the terms of the driver's probation, locating large quantities of narcotics intended to be sold. The narcotics were determined to be in the possession of the passenger and he was subsequently arrested and booked for narcotics-related charges. The investigation is ongoing.
Incredible work by our North Division officers to continue keeping our community safe!
- No shootings or stabbings reported overnight.
This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.
