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Cherry Ave. and Artesia Blvd. At the DUI/CDL checkpoint that ended at 1 a.m. (previously ended at 2 a.m. when bars closed), a dozen drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license and two were cited for moving violations. Drunks were likely still in bars.

530 Redondo Ave. A 6 a.m. unsolved mystery: blood spots and stains the east sidewalk of Redondo Avenue extending from 10th Street to just north of Broadway. “There was a report of screaming at 11 p.m. the night previously,” said a witness to the stains. “The next morning, fresh blood everywhere.” A police press representative said “officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Redondo Ave at 8:11 a.m. regarding an unwelcome guest, later determined to be a medical emergency. At 8:43 a.m., officers requested a clean-up. We have not been able to locate any calls for service to indicate a crime occurred in that area.”

1800 E. Spring St. A noon protest at your local Tesla dealership drew about fifty sign-carrying picketers concerned with a variety of issues centering around Tesla owner Elon Musk and not likely to become Tesla customers in this lifetime or, in the near future. Don’t call it a pro-test-la

5400 block of Paramount Blvd. At 7:40 p.m., an apartment with heavy fire and smoke showing from the second story window drew two trucks, a rescue vehicle and animal control with a dog rescued with smoke inhalation and unconscious. At 7:47 p.m., the fire was knocked down.

Pacific Coast Hwy. and Santiago Ave. A 4:44 p.m. traffic accident with one person trapped, extracted by rescuers.

Santa Ana Ave. and Vista St. At 4:23 a.m., “our friends are visiting from out of town and this is how they’re greeted,” said a resident on Nextdoor of this big-time burglary ring. “Two blokes roaming the streets, one in black hoodie, black pants. Other dude wearing orange hoodie with brown pants and a blue bandana. They stole our friend’s pineapple cooler bag.” The marginally non-resalable item was soon abandoned with a set of someone else’s car keys.

Alamitos Bay parking lot by the Gondolas. In an afternoon truck burglary, the loss of three credit cards motivated a visit to the Apple store in Cerritos. According to the victim, “the employees at Apple didn’t check ID or ask for a pin and he got away with over $1,100 on one card and over $1,300 on another.”

Long Beach Blvd. and 51st St. At 5:10 p.m., a motorcyclist on a Honda CBR 900 traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Long Beach Boulevard lost control and fell to the asphalt, then collided with a parked vehicle,” taken to a hospital, the 55-year-old man from Long Beach died of his injuries.

1700 block of Locust Ave. At a 5:45 p.m. traffic stop, officers recovered a loaded firearm from a prohibited possessor, who was arrested.

20th St. and Lewis Ave. At 10:12 p.m., a man “negligently discharged a firearm,” meaning an arrest and firearm confiscation.

Pacific Coast Hwy. near Magnolia Ave. The regular diet of a half dozen or more gunshots was served at 9:48 a.m.

Anaheim St. and Elm Ave. At 9:17 p.m., several gunsils fired into a group of humans in a parking lot, managing to hit two teenaged girls at a bus stop near the donut shop. Casing recovered, strike marks observed. Additionally, two young females self-transported to a hospital with gunshot wounds to the extremities. Only two known victims, but another three were in the vicinity.

Long Beach. At 12:07 a.m., in a series of unknowns and undisclosed, a victim with a possible gunshot wound was walking in an unknown part of town when he noticed a possible non-life threatening gunshot wound on his lower body. Officers responded to the undisclosed location described by the victim but were unable to locate a crime scene.

Anaheim St. and Alamitos Ave. At 3:09 a.m., a man was stabbed by another man with a non-life-threatening injury.

Northbound Cherry Ave. at 53rd St. At 6:32 a.m., “a gray car I believe a Chevrolet came speeding through and side swiped my car on the passenger side and took off weaving in and out to get away,” said a Nextdoor poster. “I couldn’t get my phone out in time to get their license plate number.” Once upon a time, a pencil and scrap of paper would suffice, now an iPhone is needed.

San Gabriel Riverbed. A Rowland Heights grease trap released 10,500-gallons of sewage down the sometimes sewage-free river and thus to the now less-than-pristine beaches of Long Beach.

Pacific Coast Hwy. and Locust Ave. At a 6:24 p.m. traffic stop, a firearm recovery an arrested suspect.

Ocean Blvd. and 36th Pl. At 11:30 a.m., a body of a man in his 50s washed ashore.

5400 block of Atlantic Ave. At 3:49 a.m., a man was shot in the upper body, dying in the hospital.