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300 block of W. Pacific Coast Hwy. At 10:24 p.m., a man stabbed two other men, both of whom were hospital-bound in stable condition, unknown the location of the stabber who fled on foot.

Long Beach Blvd. and East San Antonio Dr. At 6:57 p.m., a northbound 2005 Nissan Altima on Long Beach Boulevard at a high rate of speed rear-ended a 2018 Jeep Cherokee, which traveled through the pedestrian sidewalk, struck a fire hydrant and collided with a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban in a parking lot. The drivers of the Jeep Cherokee and Chevrolet Suburban remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. The Nissan driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

405 Freeway. At 11 p.m., a dark sedan reached speeds as high as 130 mph as it darted past the airport on its way to Orange County, where it U-turned near the 5 interchange and re-entered Long Beach at 11:40 p.m., CHP in pursuit the whole time. The automotive pursuit part ended, morphing into a foot pursuit in West L.A. at midnight when about a dozen LAPD and CHP tackled the driver and brought an end to an hour-plus two county, multi-city, single-freeway adventure.

200 block of Plymouth St. As two male juveniles argued at 4:16 a.m., one of the arguers stabbed the other, fleeing after the crime.

Pacific Coast Hwy. and Clark Ave. At 8:30 a.m., while sitting on a bench outside Holé Molé, Chris was approached by a masked armed man. “Where you born?” asked the masked man. “I was born here, lived here all my life,” Chris snapped. The masked man approached a nearby man in a hat, Chris responded he was born in U.S. The masked man then looked in the window, then departed.

San Anseline Ave. at Wardlow Rd. At 10 p.m., police arrived at a problem residence, which, according to a source, “the non-emergency line said it’s an active investigation and they’re not allowed to share any more information at this time. Guns were drawn at the house.” That is the sum and substance.

6300 block of Myrtle Ave. An 11:20 p.m. minor traffic collision led to a dispute between two male drivers, one of whom drove away, the other followed firing shots and striking the victim’s vehicle. Even so, no injuries were reported.

Fifth St. and Magnolia Ave. At 1 a.m., an alleged domestic violence incident and barricaded man inside an apartment complex attracted a SWAT response and an area evacuation. Then it ended.

Falcon Ave and Broadway. An 8 p.m. fire was put out in about a half hour.

First St. and Hermosa Ave. Apparently, as a man waved a gun in the air, police arrested and took his gun away at 8:30 p.m.

800 block of East Broadway. An 11:16 p.m. final-of-the month mystery shooting left evidence of a shooting. Whatever occurred, a lack of injuries was a positive, but more action like this is likely to replicate elsewhere.

1000 block of East Carson St. A 7:29 p.m. the first-of-the month mystery injury-free shooting also dropped evidence.

East Long Beach. At 1:03 p.m., a sales call from a Spectrum rep, “John” with a City of Long Beach phone ID ended with the John asserting “you are a f**king idiot” when asked about the city prefix and number. Whether or not that observation is correct, he either called from a spoofed number or a side hustle on the city dime.

Anaheim St. and Redondo Ave. A 5 p.m. two car collision, one family with toddlers appeared okay, the driver, not so much. Both vehicles disabled in the engine compartment, making operation dubious.

710 and 405 Fwys. A 4 p.m. overturned truck turned a ten-minute journey into a half hour crawl from downtown to the 405.

Saint Joseph Ave. near Second St. At midnight, a blue Tesla crashed into three vehicles with reports of a damaged Tesla heading downtown from the first annual Belmont Shore Grand Prix.

Near Heartwell Park duck pond. At 10:55 a.m. a loud thud followed by a noticeable shaking of one’s domicile, but nary an earthquake reported.

Near 10th St. and Redondo Ave. At 2:30 a.m., “a couple of losers broke into our mailboxes early this morning in the Zaferia district.” Losers appeared to be of the heavily sweat-shirted male and female species with hat wear.

1700 block of Newport Ave. At 1:47 a.m., two men argued, then one of the men crossed Newport Avenue on foot outside the crosswalk from east to west, while the other man “intentionally struck the victim with his vehicle.” The victim, Samuel Ocegueda, 28, of Long Beach died at the scene. The vehicle, described as a dark 4-door sedan continued southbound on Newport Avenue and westbound on Wilton Street. Later, police arrested Isai Solis, a 28-year-old resident of Lynwood at the 12400 block of Sante Fe Avenue in Lynwood. Solis was booked for murder; bail: $2,000,000.