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Northbound 710 Fwy. near Willow St. At 1:35 p.m., when a big rig cab exploded, all lanes were closed for cleanup, stopping traffic in that sector. There were no injuries, but a mound of burnt metal to clean up persisted.

2300 block of East 17th St. At 12:50 a.m., a four-story apartment building caught fire with smoke and flames seen from balconies on the second, third and fourth floors. Knocking down the blaze within about 20 minutes, firefighters removed “a significant number of animals” from the building, including more than a dozen from a single apartment. No residents were injured, but at least two cats and a dog died; eight adults were displaced by the fire. There were reports of fireworks activity at the time.

700 block of Shoreline Dr. At 4:55 p.m., both police and fire responded to reports of a deceased person in a vehicle in the parking lot of Gaucho Beach. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful and the person was declared deceased.

Hermosa Ave. near Second St. At 1 p.m., a woman stubbornly refused police orders to get out of a stolen Hyundai. After police removed her at gunpoint, she was taken away, ambulance-style.

Pacific Pl. near Wardlow Rd. At 6:05 p.m., a man walking his bicycle eastbound across Pacific Place, outside of a crosswalk, was struck by a northbound 2012 Toyota Corolla. Taken to a hospital, he was pronounced dead, while the Toyota driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

River bank near the 710 Fwy. and Del Amo Blvd. At 8:30 p.m., police found two deceased men with gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. Others at the homeless encampment were detained for the investigation.

Port of LB Adding ocean cruise excitement, a round of fisticuffs and hair pulling was staged at 3 p.m. at the impending departure of the Carnival Firenze for a five-day cruise to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada. No word whether such contests are planned for the Carnival Radiance and Carnival Panorama and whether the combating parties were allowed to board to continue this behavior on board.

1100 block of Raymond Ave. At 12:42 a.m., a round of gunshots went off with the motive and identity of the shooter missing after the fact.

Orange Ave. and First St. A 1:09 a.m. traffic collision involving a police car meant the other driver was detained by police. A pair of people were injured and whisked away by paramedics.

Carson St. and San Anseline Ave. A 1:15 a.m. single-vehicle crash caused by a two-cop fight, the male officer driver reportedly attacked by passenger, Wilshire Division LAPD officer Marilyn Maybe Briseno, 28, of Huntington Park. During the investigation, Briseno attempted to leave while being detained and allegedly assaulted an officer, police said. Booked on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence and assault on a peace office; bail: $20,000 and a morning release. The Long Beach officer did not sustain any injuries, police said.

1100 block of Cedar Ave. Contrary to the old adage, “never bring a knife to a gun fight,” at 9:30 p.m., two men argued, then drew their respective weapons to settle the dispute, ending with one man shot in a non-life-threatening way in the lower body and another with a non-life-threatening stab wound to the upper body. At 9:36 p.m., the shot man traveled to the 300 block of Anaheim Street, where he was found by the authorities.

5200 block of Atlantic Ave. At 7:30 p.m., a 16-year-old male was shot with a non-life-threatening wound to the upper body.

Atlantic Ave. and Harding St. At 12:10 a.m., a woman was stabbed with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body. David James Woods, a 29-year-old resident of Long Beach booked for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Bail: $30,000.

Long Beach Airport. At 7:10 p.m., a Cessna carrying two people made an emergency landing after experiencing a landing gear malfunction. The plane skidded to a stop, the propellers touching the runway, the tail pointed skyward, the occupants ran to safety in an injury-free incident as emergency vehicles approached in short order.

300 block of Neece St. A 5:15 p.m. two-man argument morphed into a stabbing. Witnesses detained the suspected stabber until police arrival while the victim was hospital-bound. Mauricio Antonio Guzman, 24, of Long Beach booked for attempted murder. Bail: $1,000,000.

700 block of Alamitos Ave. At 11:39 p.m., two men shot a man’s car, missing the man, the car’s wounds unspecified.

700 block of Orange Ave. At 5:25 a.m., two women argued with a man and another woman, then the man stabbed one of the women with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body.

100 block of Pacific Ave. At 5:42 p.m., after a 16-year-old male was stabbed with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body; Christopher Ivan Gonzalez, 34, of Long Beach allegedly attempted flight by assaulting an officer with no injuries, then booked for attempted murder, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Bail: $1,000,000.