LBPD Blotter – Jan. 9, 2023

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:

• No hit-Shooting into an inhabited dwelling– 1700 block of Locust Avenue - On 1/8/2023,  at approximately 9:24 p.m., officers responded to the 1700 block of  Locust Avenue regarding a report of a shooting into an inhabited dwelling. Upon arrival, Officers contacted a female adult victim who stated she arrived at her home and discovered that it had been struck by gunfire. Officers located ballistic evidence indicating a shooting had occurred. At this time, no injuries were reported, no suspect information is available, and the motive for the shooting is unknown. The investigation is ongoing 

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