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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Feb 23
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Police say they’re investigating a stabbing in North Long Beach that left a teen boy injured Monday.

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Teen boy stabbed in North Long Beach, police say. The stabbing happened in the 200 block of Plymouth Street around 4:16 a.m. Monday, according to authorities.
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Has someone made the cars are cops analogy? Who else is so wildly unaccountable?
apignataro.bsky.social Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 1d
This is the 52nd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, making it the deadliest year since at least 2013.
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a man involved in a crash near Long Beach Boulevard and East San Antonio Drive early Saturday night.

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November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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"The collision pushed the Jeep Cherokee through the pedestrian sidewalk, where it hit a fire hydrant and then a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban in a parking lot, police added"

Why I'm always so afraid just walking around here
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a man involved in a crash near Long Beach Boulevard and East San Antonio Drive early Saturday night.

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Driver dies after crash in Bixby Knolls, police say. This is the 52nd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, up from 40 last year, according to police data.
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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This is the 52nd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, making it the deadliest year since at least 2013.
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a man involved in a crash near Long Beach Boulevard and East San Antonio Drive early Saturday night.

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Driver dies after crash in Bixby Knolls, police say. This is the 52nd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, up from 40 last year, according to police data.
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a man involved in a crash near Long Beach Boulevard and East San Antonio Drive early Saturday night.

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Driver dies after crash in Bixby Knolls, police say. This is the 52nd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, up from 40 last year, according to police data.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Police say they’re investigating a stabbing in the Washington School neighborhood that left two men hospitalized Friday night.

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2 men stabbed in Washington neighborhood, police say. The stabbing happened in the 300 block of West Pacific Coast Highway around 10:24 p.m. Friday, according to authorities.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 3d
Long Beach shelter animals get a brush with immortality provided by their human friends.

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Scratch This: The art of love. Long Beach shelter animals get a brush with immortality provided by their human friends.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Long Beach shelter animals get a brush with immortality provided by their human friends.

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Scratch This: The art of love. Long Beach shelter animals get a brush with immortality provided by their human friends.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Police arrested a woman for allegedly stabbing a man in North Long Beach, according to authorities.

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Police arrest woman following stabbing in North Long Beach. A man was shot in a separate incident in East Long Beach, according to authorities.
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Authorities are investigating a shooting in North Long Beach that left a man hospitalized Friday night.

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Shooting in North Long Beach leaves man hospitalized, police say. The man was in the 5800 block of Locust Avenue around 10 p.m. Friday when an unknown suspect shot him, according to the LBPD.
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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This week’s Scratch This includes a long list of food resources for pets in need in Long Beach and surrounding areas.

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Scratch This: Pets are family, too. Here are food resources for pets in need in Long Beach and surrounding areas.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly killing his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in Long Beach, police said Friday.

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Man arrested in Mexico after killing girlfriend in Long Beach, police say. Erik Alcantar, 44, allegedly killed Aracely Romero, 45, during a domestic dispute before fleeing across the border.
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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An early morning fire caused “significant damage” to the longstanding Casa Sanchez Mexican restaurant Thursday.

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Long Beach staple Casa Sanchez suffered 'significant damage' in early morning fire. No restaurant workers were injured and the fire is under investigation, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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This is the 51st traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, making it the deadliest year since at least 2013.
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car on East Anaheim Street near Alamitos Avenue Wednesday night.

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Pedestrian dies after crash in Central Long Beach, police say. This is the 51st traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2025, according to police data.
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car on East Anaheim Street near Alamitos Avenue Wednesday night.

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Pedestrian dies after crash in Central Long Beach, police say. This is the 51st traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2025, according to police data.
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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This is the 50th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2025, making it the deadliest year since at least 2013, data shows.
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Long Beach police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car in a parking lot at the 2200 block of Bellflower Boulevard on Nov. 2.

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by a car earlier this month. This is the 50th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2025, making it the deadliest year since at least 2013, data shows.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Long Beach police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car in a parking lot at the 2200 block of Bellflower Boulevard on Nov. 2.

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by a car earlier this month. This is the 50th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2025, making it the deadliest year since at least 2013, data shows.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This is 49th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a man involved in a crash near 10th Street and Orange Avenue Tuesday morning.

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Driver dies after crash in Hellman neighborhood, police say. This is the 49th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, up from 40 last year, data shows.
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a man involved in a crash near 10th Street and Orange Avenue Tuesday morning.

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Driver dies after crash in Hellman neighborhood, police say. This is the 49th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, up from 40 last year, data shows.
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Police say they’re investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car on Wardlow Road near Norwalk Boulevard Saturday night.

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Pedestrian dies in East Long Beach crash, police say. This is the 48th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year, up from 40 last year, data shows.
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Mum LOVED her stay at the Breakers. One of the few times she actually enjoyed a junket medical trip, I think because she was able to do what she wanted to do without my rat bastard father.
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The developer behind the renovation of the historic Breakers Hotel in Downtown Long Beach filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month to delay repayment to its creditors for the $100+ million project.

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Historic Breakers hotel owner files for bankruptcy to stave off creditors. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy will allow Breakers Mezz I to postpone repayment to its creditors, which attempted to force a sale last month in order to recoup its investment.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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The developer behind the renovation of the historic Breakers Hotel in Downtown Long Beach filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month to delay repayment to its creditors for the $100+ million project.

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Historic Breakers hotel owner files for bankruptcy to stave off creditors. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy will allow Breakers Mezz I to postpone repayment to its creditors, which attempted to force a sale last month in order to recoup its investment.
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Police arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly stabbing another man in the Hellman neighborhood Saturday night, according to authorities.

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Police arrest man following stabbing in Hellman neighborhood. Two other people were shot in a separate incident in West Long Beach, according to authorities.
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Police say they’re investigating a stabbing in the Los Cerritos neighborhood that left a man hospitalized early Saturday morning.

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Man stabbed in Los Cerritos neighborhood, police say. The stabbing happened in the 1700 block of Pacific Place around 3:51 a.m. Saturday, according to authorities.
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM