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Cal State Long Beach. entrance. At 5 p.m. the CHP initiated a pursuit in Whittier, down the 605, ending at Cal State Long Beach. The suspect arrived without enrolling, yet earned complimentary police-issued bracelets.

Arbor St. and Graywood Ave. At 7:20 a.m., an attempted burglary, at least a completed door kick-in, testing breach-ability of Lakewood Village doors.

3400 block of Artesia Blvd. A 1:57 a.m. hit shooting outside a Rally’s Drive Thru meant non-life-threatening wounds to two men and their lower bodies, both removed to the hospital. The suspect fled, burger-free.

Sixth St. and Daisy Ave. At 4 a.m., “someone was flying down the 710 exit and slammed into another car, severely injuring a man sleeping in his van. My husband went out to take a look and help the man out, thankfully the car speeding pulled over and got out. The driver was apparently high as a kite and trying to hide evidence. We need to do absolutely better because this is unacceptable. I pray that man is okay.” No further details.

2500 Pacific Ave. At 7 a.m., when Principal Cyril Cruz of Holy Innocents School arrived, she noticed the hallway door where children attend mass each day was ajar, so she sent her son to look inside. “Mommy, it’s trashed,” said the youth. Cruz found the assembly hall, chapel and classrooms broken into and vandalized, statues smashed, prayer books dumped, the tabernacle ripped from its chapel, musical instruments and audiovisual equipment damaged and stacked on carts. The internet had been cut, pretty much a complete job of vandalism. No suspects yet, though open soda bottles were spilled and tracked across the floor with shoeprints, creating traceable evidence. Damage estimated in the high five figures or more.

67th Way near Long Beach Blvd. At 1:30 a.m., loud popping sounds woke residents of a house fire, avoiding worse consequences as no injuries reported.

Park Ave. near Second St. At 7:16 a.m., a report of a truck with a camper shell hit-and-running a car near the alley with reported exit speeds near 80 mph. A victim described a black SUV going southbound on Park Avenue.

Carson St. near Long Beach Blvd. At 9:45 p.m., an eastbound motorist noticed a large SUV roaring past at a high rate of speed, scaring the slower motorist, who sped up to get a license number or photo. Bad idea. At Orange Avenue, when the big-and-fast guy saw him with a camera pointed his way, he approached the slow guy, who made a U-turn to get away, speedster following. Big fast-vehicle guy leaned out, something in his hand, enough to scare slow-vehicle guy who called 9-1-1 to report what he saw. “Are you sure it was a gun? Don’t follow.” Too late. Frightened, slow-vehicle guy drove to a Cartagena Street driveway, lights out, hiding in nearby protective bushes until the threat had eased. Lesson learned? Dubious.

2450 Long Beach Blvd. At 4:25 p.m., shots fired, police arrived to find evidence, which remained silent.

91 and 710 Fwy. A 10:30 p.m. police pursuit of a motorcyclist reached speeds between 100 and 140 mph, ending at 11:15 p.m. in a Pasadena apartment garage where the cyclist sought refuge or an oil change, ultimately meeting uniformed speed patrol agents.

Palo Verde Ave. at East Los Santos Dr. After a 10:55 a.m. a minor traffic collision, somehow an alley shooting happened with the shot man at a hospital, the suspect arrested, the firearm recovered.

Redondo Ave. near Second St. At 4:48 p.m., a female bicyclist was crossing the intersection when a westbound 2025 gray Hyundai Sonata entered the intersection at a high rate of speed, did not stop at the stop sign and collided into the bicyclist. Lori Ann Carreon, 54 of Long Beach landed on a parked car, breaking the windshield and succumbing in the hospital. The Sonata then fled the scene. On Wednesday, 40-year-old Christopher Bryant of Los Angeles turned himself in; booked for vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run involving death and reckless driving. Bail: $50,000.

500 block of Orange Ave. At 6:18 p.m., during a two-motorist squabble, a firearm pointing occurred, with the armed motorist barricaded in a 1400 block of East Ninth Street garage, arrested after three hours.

Near Via Oro Ave. and Carson St. During a 3:05 a.m. street takeover, a car caught fire, but who was driving, or which occupants were gang-signing out the window, yet-to-be-determined, while nearby, a separate collision damaged property and an unoccupied parked car. Whether anyone was inside the burning vehicle undetermined, the second crash yielded two people with minor injuries and a dash-away driver. Oh, yeah, dispersing a large crowd added to the excitement.

Anaheim St. and Linden Ave. At 6:03 a.m., an eastbound motorcyclist collided with a 2020 Mercedes-Benz turning left from westbound Anaheim Street to southbound Linden Avenue. The driver of the Benz and officers rendered aid to the motorcyclist. Taken to a hospital, the motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries.