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1000 block of Long Beach Blvd. How a 7:51 p.m. two-man physical fight with a man stabbed with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body is yet to be determined, as the wielder of the sharp object took a stab at departure.

Palo Verde Ave. and Stearns St. As 9 a.m. drivers were dropping off students off at Millikan High School, “a horrible accident” with an upside down car “in the middle of the roads between Circle K and Simone’s donuts. Just four days ago I saw another flipped car at Studebaker and Wardlow.” Possible message, slow down, pay attention to traffic signals and stop signs. “Please slow down and be patient with one another out there. Losing a life isn’t worth driving reckless.”

First St. west of Pine Ave. At 10:40 a.m., a Metro worker was struck by a train passing through the downtown Long Beach station, leaving him with non-life-threatening injuries and temporarily halting service on Metro’s A Line between the downtown Long Beach and Pacific Avenue stations.

1500 block of West 31st St. At 5:54 p.m., not a wild west recreation, two armed cliques approached each other, firing shots and returning fire toward the enemy. As the gun smoke cleared, one of the participants had been hit and taken for medical treatment, while the shooter groups packed up their pieces and ammo, retreating to another venue.

Anaheim St. and Rose Ave. At 6:18 a.m., a woman pedestrian in an unmarked crosswalk was struck by a westbound 2022 Honda Accord. After attempted life-saving measures and transport to a hospital, she was pronounced deceased. The driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.

1300 block of E. Ninth St. and Orange Ave. 5:34 p.m., garbed in a white hoodie and black hoodie, two men shot multiple wounds to another man’s upper and lower body.

Appian Way near Park Ave. At 9:45 p.m., “a white car with windows tinted pitch black, came flying up the middle of the street toward Park and then Ximeno. They were going so fast, as they blurred past me, I felt their rocket-powered speed through my car. Of course, they didn’t stop for any of the stop signs,” recalled a witness on-line.

5103 Pacific Coast Hwy. Was 7 a.m. time to rob the 7-Eleven? Not Eleven?

Burnett Ave. near Earl St. At 10:30 a.m., a neighbor saw “a person with a handgun who barricaded themselves inside one of the apartment buildings.” Another said, “the SWAT Team is at Long Beach Boulevard.

Los Coyotes Diag. near Ximeno Ave. At 4 p.m., a transient pair battled with sharp instruments at Krispy Kreme, center holes averted.

Ximeno Ave. near the Traffic Circle. A 11 p.m. a car meet-up in the Ross parking lot was called off when a black and white meet-up at the scene convinced the earlier drivers to cut out via Los Coyotes Diagonal as a reasonable alternative.

Coronado Ave. near Anaheim St. At 11 p.m., “There was a break in at an apartment and it took some time for the police to get the guy out of there. Some officers had their guns drawn but there was no gunfire so not sure where that sound might have come from. The guy has been taken to jail and the cops are finishing up getting statements.”

10th St. & Loma Ave. A 7 p.m. traffic accident, two cars, street closed. Then an accident at Willow Street and Palo Verde Avenue.

More than 18,000 gallons of sewage were discharged into the San Gabriel River forcing waterway closures in Long Beach, according to the California Office of Emergency Services. “The sewage spill occurred in the City of Industry due to railway installation work that cut through a pipe,” city officials commented. Rumors arose about holding polluters accountable by better regulation of cities allowing litter into the L.A. River. Good luck.

937 Redondo Ave. At 5:20 p.m., as a man and a woman fought in a gas station, a man fired a shot striking still another man nearby. Both suspects were taken into custody.

Woodruff Blvd. between Wardlow Rd. and Conant St. At 1 p.m., a motorist ran into a concrete light pole, which fell across the sidewalk. An undamaged red motorcycle was also involved.

11th St. and Obispo Ave. At 12:38 a.m., gunshots fired; the mystery remains.

1000 block of Linden Ave. At 6:55 a.m., a possible bomb threat at the hospital drew the attention of authorities, but after a thorough search, no explosive device was located. Next move: find the threatener.

1500 block of Summit St. Described as a “domestic violence incident,” at 10:51 p.m., Daisy Uribe, 23, of Long Beach was shot in the upper body and died at the scene.

1600 block of West 19th Street. At 10:58 p.m., a man connected to the Uribe death died in an apparent suicide in the upper body at the hospital.

1400 block of Parade St. At 2:33 a.m., gunshots again; the mystery remains.