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710 Fwy. between Willow and the 405, three vehicles met up in the left lane at 9:29 a.m.

Long Beach Town Center At 1:30 p.m., an Uber driver accidentally drove away with a seven month old still in the backseat. Then the baby started crying, causing sudden realization while the driver, car and baby were in Downey. Police were then involved, mother and baby thus reunited.

900 block of E. Via Carmelitos At 5:15 p.m., a traffic stop, a brief foot pursuit, suspect detention, a two firearm recovery, a two prohibited possessors arrest. Though one arrestee didn’t flee the vehicle in question.

Artesia Boulevard and Atlantic Ave. At 1:46 a.m., as a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to a man’s upper body and a crime scene found, the victim was uncooperative with the investigation.

700 block of Rancho Dr. on Bixby Hill A 4:30 a.m. water main break resulted in three to four feet of unwanted standing water, rising to the windows of cars parked in the area. Firefighters responded, who then called in utility crews to deal with the source. Drain cleaning contained the extreme wetness at 8:30 a.m. Cars were muddy and some dented as a consequence of unsupervised H2O gone bad.

Spring St. at Studebaker Rd. At 7:20 a.m., a bad accident between two vehicles shut down traffic on this important thruway.

1600 block of Atlantic Ave. At 10 a.m., protesting Poly High School students walked past authorities off campus, arriving downtown along Ocean Boulevard. As many as 600 students from all six major local high schools and Franklin Middle School walked out. At 10:20 a.m., over 100 Jordan and Lakewood high school students waved signs and flags protesting issues from the immigration and deportation crackdown to Palestinian rights.

Atlantic Ave. at Harding St. At 10:32 a.m., David Starr Jordan High School students walked out, lanes of traffic were blocked. At 11:13 a.m., protestors entered Lakewood at Market Street and Cherry Avenue, which turned into Candlewood, some of whom arrived at Lakewood Mall escorted by sheriff deputies, possibly from Lakewood High School, who also marched.

Pacific Avenue and 7th Street. At 6:05 p.m., a northbound Honda motorcycle collided with a black westbound Chevrolet pickup truck, the driver of which continued west on Seventh Street, then northbound onto Cedar Avenue. Unknown which vehicle had the right-of-way. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was in critical condition. The newer model, black Chevrolet pickup truck with 4x4 decals on the panels above both rear tires likely has front-end damage

2800 block of Gale Ave. At 9:30 p.m., a man was robbed and stabbed with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body.

Ellis St. and Chestnut Ave. At a 2 a.m. traffic stop, a firearm and an arrest.

2200 block of the 103-Hwy- At a 1:40 p.m. freeway shooting, little happened except the recovery of evidence. ,

Second St. and Marina Ave. At 4:26 p.m., road rage. an unoccupied vehicle towed as was a firearm, well, not towed but recovered. Driver’s status unclear, but the stuff of the rage currently muted.

1400 block of Magnolia Ave. At.4:54 p.m., a domestic dispute, a firearm and a “taken into custody.”

1000 block of Gaviota Ave. At a 6:20 p.m. traffic stop, an attempt to flee on foot was interrupted by a capture after a suspect ditched a gun in a trash can. The trash receptacle was not harmed, but a two-suspect arrest ensued.

Long Beach Blvd. and Victoria St. At a 12:16 a.m. traffic stop, the discovery of a firearm and the subsequent arrest.

1900 block of Lemon Ave. At a 1:28 a.m., loitering stop, the loiterer fled, then came the discovery of a firearm and the subsequent arrest.

6200 block of Long Beach Blvd. At 7:45 p.m., after a man was shot with life-threatening injuries, the shooter fled, leaving Dante Williams, a 19-year-old resident of Long Beach to die of these injuries in the hospital.

600 block of Pacific Ave. At 9:16 p.m., a man was stabbed with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body. Hospitalization was the next step.

100 block of West Scott St. At 7:05 p.m., police arrived as several men fled, two were detained. Police recovered two firearms in the area.

Harcourt St. and Long Beach Blvd. At 7:51 p.m., police heard presumed gunfire and recovered a firearm.

3300 block of 65th St. At 11:05 p.m., a man-to-man argument, a gunshot, non-life-threatening wounds to the lower body, a hospital visit and a shooter flight.

1700 block of Long Beach Blvd. At 4:30 p.m., after a shooting, two men adult victims with gunshot wounds were dropped off at a hospital, which corresponded to evidence found at the scene. One of the victims, Edgar Ortiz-Escamilla, a 32-year-old resident of Long Beach succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The second victim was listed in stable condition. Homicide detectives consider this death gang-related.

600 block of St Joseph Ave. At 11:50 a.m., while investigating a domestic violence report, police recovered two firearms and arrested a suspect.