On May 21, 2022, at approximately 12:15 a.m., officers responded to the area of Anaheim Street and Coronado Avenue regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a bicyclist, which resulted in the death of a male adult. Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious male adult bicyclist on the …continue reading
Long Beach Police Chief Wally Hebeish announced the selection of Commander Donald Mauk and Commander Ty Burford to the positions of Deputy Chief effective May 21, 2022. Deputy Chief Mauk will assume command of the Investigations Bureau, while Deputy Chief Burford will be assigned to the Executive Bureau and tasked …continue reading
On April 25, 2022, at approximately 2:07 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 5100 block of Long Beach Boulevard regarding an assault with a deadly weapon call, which later resulted in the death of a 74-year-old male victim. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male victim inside a residence and …continue reading
On April 4, 2022, detectives from the Special Investigations Division located and arrested Kelly Bayloe, a 49-year-old resident of the City of Hawthorne for the April 1, 2022 murder of Ryan Pearson. Homicide Detectives conducted an extensive investigation and identified Bayloe as the suspect responsible for the murder. Detectives subsequently …continue reading
On March 29, 2022, at approximately 12:44 a.m., officers responded to the 400 block of South Street regarding a person down in the street with a gunshot wound, which resulted in the death of a male adult. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds …continue reading
On March 20, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a strip mall in the 6600 block of Cherry Avenue regarding a person who had been stabbed, which resulted in the death of a female adult. Upon arrival, officers observed a female adult victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds …continue reading
On March 1, 2022 at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Artesia Boulevard and Rose Avenue regarding a collision of a vehicle into a building, which resulted in the death of a male adult and a female juvenile. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a …continue reading
Through an extensive investigation, Sex Crimes detectives have arrested a suspect in a sexual battery series that occurred between May 30, 2021 and Sep. 24, 2021. The suspect has been identified as Christopher Royal Starr, a 33-year-old resident of Long Beach. Detectives presented their findings to the Long Beach City …continue reading
On Dec. 9, 2021 at approximately 3:41 p.m., officers responded to an injury traffic collision in the 4500 block of Tolbert Avenue, which resulted in the death of a female adult. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female pedestrian in the roadway. Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived shortly after …continue reading
Through their relentless investigation, Homicide detectives from the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) Special Investigations Division arrested 29-year-old Buchantha Suon of Long Beach and 33-year-old Roth Chan of Tomball, Texas, formerly of Long Beach. Both suspects were responsible for the Feb. 16, 2020 shooting death of 33-year-old Joseph Roque, a …continue reading
On Oct. 2, 2021, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) hosted a Gun Buy Back event at Veterans Park where community members were able to turn in their firearm(s) to receive a gift card. All firearms were turned in on a voluntary and anonymous basis. Through this event, firearms surrendered …continue reading
On Jan. 7-8, 2021, the Long Beach Police Department arrested 4 suspects in connection with the Dec. 16, 2020 shooting death of 14-year-old Long Beach resident Arthur Touch. Through their investigation, detectives uncovered evidence indicating that a dispute took place between the victim and the four suspects. The dispute escalated …continue reading
The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) launched an online portal seeking the public’s help to receive photo and video evidence of criminal activity that occurred during the May 31 demonstrations and subsequent recent incidents of civil unrest. “We will not ignore the actions of criminal opportunists that have incited violence …continue reading