There’s some interesting background emerging today on the proposed sale of City Hall East–the building at the northeast corner of First Street and Long Beach Boulevard, where Long Beach Police Department relocated a few years ago while its longtime downtown home was remodeled.
According to today’s Press-Telegram, Long Beach City Council on Tuesday will consider selling [...]

“I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe! I cannot breathe!” is how the YouTube amateur video ends, with 21-year-old Shalonica Michelle Patton of Compton yelling in handcuffs, facedown on the ground with a Long Beach Police officer kneeling on her back.
But according to the Press-Telegram’s Tracy Manzer, the Long Beach Police Department’s investigation of Patton’s July [...]

As reported by the Press-Telegram, LBReport.com and the Los Angeles Times, here’s what’s been said thus far about the burglary suspect who died in police custody Saturday night.
He was Deshoun Kenyon Torrence, 18, of Victorville–and according to the Times‘ Victoria Kim, he “reportedly screamed for help as he was being detained by neighbors,” who allegedly [...]

Long Beach police find activity “of a sexual nature,” close The Basement for an evening

In a lurid development for the sedately bohemian East Village Arts District, The Basement nightclub was closed for the evening Saturday, March 15, after Long Beach Police vice detectives found patrons allegedly engaging in activity “of a sexual nature.”

Uh … remember when we told you yesterday about that Los Angeles jury which had deadlocked on the fate of two police officer brothers accused of being part of a home invasion robbery ring that allegedly targeted suspected drug dealers and their families?
Well, they did deadlock–on 18 felony counts. But as the Press-Telegram’s Wendy Thomas [...]

Remember a couple of weeks ago, when we told you about that trial of the two brothers who were ex-cops–and accused of being part of a home invasion robbery ring that allegedly targeted suspected drug dealers and their families?
The Press-Telegram’s Wendy Thomas Russell hits some high notes in her follow-up today: turns out the jury [...]

Sorry, no free lobsters; just had to get your attention.
What we do have is the Press-Telegram’s Wendy Thomas Russell writing on a multi-million dollar whistle-blower lawsuit brought by three Long Beach police officers against the City of Long Beach, alleging the men were discriminated against after reporting that their brother officers “were misusing a police [...]

And an alleged central Long Beach revenge killing

One of Long Beach’s jewels, the Second Street retail strip in Belmont Shore and on Naples Island fairly sparkles during the day.
But according to the Press-Telegram’s Joe Segura, the area changes after dark. Bar fights in the wee hours there are on the rise, according to the P-T, [...]

Two ex-police officer brothers, one from Long Beach, on trial now
As you read this, listen closely and you may hear the sound of a story being optioned. How could this one not be? It’s a natural.

So, I was just pulled over by Long Beach police, on my way home from the Long Beach City Council meeting–and I have a few questions.