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200 block of E. Arbor St. At 9:09 a.m., a pair of men argued, one of the arguers stabbed the other with a non-life-threatening wound to the lower body. When police arrived, the suspect was still on scene waiting for his arrest, which was completed by officers for transport to jail.

800 block of Cherry Ave. At 11:23 p.m., a vehicle hit a fire hydrant, water from which soaked the hard surfaces of Cherry Avenue, but with no apparent injuries to the occupants, necessitating a fire department, a city utility crew and a tow truck response.

4500 block of Orange Ave. At 6:53 p.m., negligent firearm or someone negligently fired one, the latter more probable. With evidence of a shooting and a recovered firearm, justice might finally be a hand, or not.

4000 block of Long Beach Blvd. A missing person investigation led to the rescue of a 17-year-old girl missing since March 11 and the arrest of a Joshua Stephen Brown, 29, for arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes.

Atlantic Ave. at 33rd St. At 2 a.m., after a side street grand donut prix, an extended convoy of tricked-out freeway-bound cars ignored a red light, excited occupants doing requisite shouting and incomprehensible hand gestures as a black and white police SUV waited at the green arrow to proceed. The witness watched, wondering if a sudden case of lawfulness would mitigate the rowdy commute.

400 block of Shoreline Village Dr. At 7:29 p.m., after an argument, a man swung an unknown object, causing a non-life-threatening wound to another’s upper body, object-swinger-man fleeing on foot.

Wardlow Rd. and Orange Ave. At 12:46 a.m., an armed guard patrolled a street takeover.

400 block of West 10th St. At 10:23 p.m. a vehicle was heard taking off at a high speed after four or five shots attracted law enforcement, which found evidence of the same, but with nary an injury.

3400 block of Adriatic Ave. A 9:01 p.m., shooting attracted the attention of law enforcement, which found evidence of the same, as well as injury-free.

400 block of E. Plymouth St. At 8:19 p.m., two men standing near a driveway were approached by a man who shot them with non-life-threatening wounds, one to the upper body and another to the lower body.

2800 block of Long Beach Blvd. At 8:20 p.m., a man told police about another man who shot him with non-life-threatening injuries to the lower body. Evidence of a shooting was located.

5200 block of Orange Ave. A 9:38 p.m. sheriff’s pursuit of a stolen 2015 white Kia Sorento that began in Lakewood ended with a crash into a parked vehicle and a female driver arrested at gunpoint.

91 Freeway near Long Beach Blvd. At 11:32 p.m. a man was dropped off at a hospital with at least three gunshot wounds to the upper body. Police found a dozen bullet holes in the vehicle.

5300 block Locust Ave. At 10:53 p.m., a fired shot missed the intended human target, leaving casings to be recovered. The un-hit victim stated the shooter ran toward Market Street on Locust Avenue.

61st St. & Atlantic Ave. At 11:02 p.m., the “smoke shop next to 7-11 just got robbed. I heard the first few rounds being shot then another approximately six rounds.” When the clerk “followed the guy outside of store. The owner tried to hold the thief.” Two attackers and “a girl started punching and kicking” the clerk and the owner who “were laid out on the ground bleeding,” one shot in the lower body, another in the upper, both of which were non-life-threatening. A vehicle with bullet holes, casings and a gun recovered in the area.

100 block of West 49th St. At 11:35 p.m., after a series of gunshots, no injuries reported, but evidence found.

5200 block of Atlantic Ave. At 11:42 p.m. another series of gunshots, no injuries were reported, but evidence found.

1300 block of Warren Ave. At 9:42 p.m., another series of gunshots into an uninhabited dwelling. no injuries to uninhabitants, but evidence found.

1900 block of 45th St. At 12:24 a.m., a man was shot in the upper body. Treated by paramedics, Travis Lee Robinson Sr., 56 of Long Beach died at the scene.

100 block of Victoria Ave. At 12:28 a.m., still another series of gunshots, no injuries reported, but evidence found.

Pine Ave. and Third St. During a 1:50 a.m. group altercation, one of the altercators discharged a firearm into the air, then they all fled.

Cedar Walk and Seaside Way. At 5:50 p.m., during an argument, one man shot a man, who died at the hospital while nearby Grand Prix events roared away.

Cedar Ave. and Anaheim St. At 12:37 a.m., a man who argued with three men was shot with a non-life-threatening wound and a self-transport to a hospital.

900 block of Nylic Ct. At 9:17 p.m., still more gunshots, still no injuries reported.