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Steve Propes

 

Saturday, July 20

700 block of E. Anaheim St. At 10:44 p.m., a stabbing broke out after a two-male argument.

Sunday, July 21

2500 block of Santa Fe Ave. At 4:28 a.m., two groups of men argued, one fired shots, all left.

6300 block of Orange Ave. At 2:45 a.m., a man shot at two unoccupied vehicles.

Northbound 405 Freeway at Orange Ave. overpass. At 2 p.m., free flowing traffic slowed while drivers admired banners, signs and flags displayed by several dozen protestors lining the overpass.

800 Block of E. 1st St. After a 9:57 p.m. volley of shots, evidence found.

Tuesday, July 23

5900 block of Lime Ave. At 1:30 p.m., Mathew De Diego, 19, shot and killed 44-year-old Jeffrey Poorman in a garage. Located near the 5000 block of Gardenia Avenue, De Diego was booked for murder; bail: $3,000,000.

Thursday, July 25

Wardlow Rd. and San Gabriel Riverbed. At 9:31 p.m., a man-woman argument, solved when the woman shot at and missed the man.

Saturday, July 27

200 block of W. Broadway. At 9:28 p.m., a stabbing broke out after a two-male argument.

Junipero lot. At 9:50 p.m., after two men were shot in the Junipero parking lot, one was transported from Alamitos Avenue and 5th Street with a gunshot wound to the upper body . Another man self-transported with a lower body gunshot wound to the lower body, both stable.

Monday, July 29

3300 block of Studebaker Rd. At 8:24 p.m., an unpermitted visitor argued, then stabbed a man, who required no medical attention.

Wednesday, July 31

1600 Block of W. Pacific Coast Hwy. At 8:59 p.m., a man and woman argued, the woman pulled gun, struggling for the weapon, the man was shot, then entered a business wielding a gun, causing customer panic that was resolved by SWAT.

Anaheim St. and Cherry Ave. At 11:46 p.m., a speeding southbound motorcyclist drove over the curb and fatally collided with a light pole and a business.

Thursday, August 1

Second St. and Studebaker Rd. At 1:41 a.m., a northbound speeding 2018 Honda Civic collided with a guardrail of a center median bridge, killing driver Brianna Chairez, 27, of Norwalk, injuring the woman passenger.

Anaheim St. at the 710 Freeway. At 9 p.m., a series of torched trees flared away.

Friday, August 2

Obispo Ave. and Coolidge St. A 5:52 p.m. traffic accident was solved by a no-hit shooting by one of the drivers.

6100 Block of Long Beach Blvd. At 6:13 p.m., an argument, a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the upper body.

14th St. and Cherry Ave. At 6:55 p.m., a Chevy Suburban SUV hit a 4-four door Saturn, the 33-year-old male adult driver succumbing at the hospital, a female adult passenger in critical condition. The SUV’s Guillermo Penaloza, 34, turned to hit-and-run, literally on foot. With SWAT activated, an arrest ensued.

10th St. and Walnut Ave. At 11:39 p.m., an argument, a non-life-threatening stab wounds to the upper body.

Saturday, August 3

2800 Block of Atlantic Ave. At 12:01 a.m., a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the upper body, the victim un-cooperated with the investigation.

Seventh St. and St. Louis Ave. At 9:25 p.m., pedestrian Anthony Tapia, 48, was outside a crosswalk when he was hit by a dark hit-and-run SUV. Tapia died on Aug. 16.

Sunday, August 4

3300 Block of 67th St. At 2:40 p.m., a 16-year-old boy from Bell exited the vehicle of a relative, returned, followed by a group of unknown subjects. Then a shooting striking the victim multiple times in the upper and lower body as well as the relative’s vehicle. The relative drove off, called police, subjects ran away. The boy died at the scene,

Tuesday, August 6

Jackson St. and Cherry Ave, At 9:30 p.m., three men pushing a disabled vehicle heard shots, found their ride had been shot by who knows who.

Wednesday, August 7

Metro Rail platform at Fifth St. and Pacific Ave. At 9:10 p.m., a man brandishing a firearm fled on foot when police arrived, then an officer-involved shooting with a gunshot wound to his upper body. A replica firearm was recovered. No other injuries.

Sunday, August 11

300 block of West 10th St. At 7:08 p.m., a woman in a group shot a man with a non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body, taken to a hospital in stable condition.

The Paseo and Aquarium Way. At 8 p.m., a man shot at the Aquarium Way district took his wounds to the Public Safety Building at West Broadway, then to a hospital. A juvenile attacker is suspected.

Monday, August 12

Louise St. and Long Beach Blvd. At 6:58 p.m., a stabbing broke out after a two-male argument.

Tuesday, August 13

500 Block of Pleasant St. At 11:27 p.m., an unarmed motor vehicle was shot by bullets.

Friday, August 16

Pacific Coast Hwy. and Atlantic Ave. At 12:15 a.m., a westbound 2017 Mazda 6 driven by a 24-year-old L.A. woman broadsided a northbound 2007 Toyota Scion driven by a 63-year-old Long Beach man, injuring him and three Scion passengers. Maria Concepcion Martinez, 52, of Long Beach died. The Mazda driver with non-life-threatening injuries remained on scene and cooperated. Possible DUI involved.

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