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Steve Propes

Tuesday, November 26

Tenth St. and Ohio Ave. At 12:24 a.m., a vehicle approached a man on the street, a man got out of the vehicle to shoot the outside man, hitting him with a non-life-threatening wound to the upper body.

1600 block of W. Willow St. At 2:13 a.m., a man with gunshot wounds to the upper body refused cooperation with the investigation.

3764 Orange Ave. At 2:30 a.m., a man and a woman unplugged and untied several oversized vintage Christmas decorations from the lawn at f/8 Photography Studios, stuffing them into the passenger compartment of their undersized black four-door sedan before making a clean break to the Land of the Grinches. One week later, an unknown couple returned the decorations, apologized, though none gave names.

Wardlow Rd. and Palo Verde Ave. At 7:34 a.m., an eastbound 2002 Toyota Sequoia ran a red light colliding with a 2014 southbound Toyota Tundra driven by a 41-year-old Lakewood woman. The Sequoia overturned and ejected the driver, 35-year-old Sovan Koy from Los Angeles, who succumbed to injuries.

Eleventh St. and Alamitos Ave. At 2:46 p.m., police saw a man toss a possible gun over a wall. When police found a firearm, that’s when the tosser became an arrestee.

Shoreline Dr. near Seventh St. At 6:54 p.m., a northbound Long Beach Transit bus collided with female pedestrian Lauren Sjoblom, 34, who was outside of a crosswalk and later died, ruled by the coroner as a suicide.

2300 block of Locust Ave. At 10:47 p.m., while investigating someone making threats, a male prohibited possessor was found in possession of a loaded and stolen firearm, which necessitated an arrest.

Friday, November 29

Woodruff near Carson. At 7 p.m., a woman apparently jaywalking through heavy traffic was stuck by a vehicle and was motionless on the ground.

Saturday, November 30

300 block of block of Long Beach Blvd. At 12:10 a.m., the initial instance of a walking man hearing noises he believed to be gunshots, confirmed when he was struck in the lower body. The victim self-transported to a local hospital. Despite these claims, police were unable to locate a crime scene.

Sunday, December 1

4900 block of Long Beach Blvd. At 6:47 p.m., different day, different location, a walking man heard noises he believed to be gunshots, confirmed when he was struck in the lower and upper body. The victim self-transported to a local hospital. Despite these claims, police were unable to locate a crime scene.

Monday, December 2

200 block of E 68th Way. At 7:50 a.m., a domestic violence suspect fled officers’ arrival. Shortly thereafter, finding the suspect in a vehicle nearby with two loaded firearms, one of which was stolen, then determining him to be a prohibited possessor, police made an arrest and arranged for his transport to Long Beach City Jail for booking.

1700 block of Lemon Ave. At 4:02 p.m., during a traffic stop, police recovered a loaded firearm, arresting the driver.

Tuesday, December 3

East Tenth St. and Elm Ave. At 10:50 a.m., a woman driving a white car “intentionally” rammed into the back of a black sedan, causing the white car to veer into a tree and end up on its side with the driver trapped inside. The driver of the white car was in critical but stable condition and will be booked on suspicion of DUI once medically cleared. The black sedan driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries,

Wednesday, December 4

1600 Harbor View Dr. At 9:55 p.m., off-duty 29-year-old L.A. city firefighter Connor Lees of Seal Beach took to the water with two other divers, but did not surface with his companions. A search was immediately initiated.

Friday, December 6

6800 block of Atlantic Ave. At 11:23 p.m., a pair of men were involved in an argument, when one of the men stabbed his counterpart in a non-life-threatening way to the lower body. In short order, police located the suspect nearby, arresting Dominique Dangelo Perryman, a 28-year-old person experiencing homelessness, booked on assault with a deadly weapon and obstruction of a police officer. Bail: $30,000.

Saturday, December 7

Pacific Coast Hwy. and Santa Fe Ave. At 9:21 p.m., two men driving two cars collided and one of them was found to be driving under the influence. Then things got worse when police recovered a firearm and ammunition from the DUI suspect turned prohibited possessor. An arrest followed.

1300 block of Dawson Ave. During a 10:25 p.m., traffic stop, police recovered a firearm and the suspect was arrested.

4200 block of Broadway. At 10:30 p.m., a vehicle collided with a light post, the male driver still on scene. Found to be driving under the influence and toting a loaded firearm and ammunition in his ride prompted one arrest.

Sunday, December 8

Second St. and San Gabriel River. At 4:24 a.m. police arrived to assist a fire call. Once extinguished, the body of a deceased woman was found in the bushes.

6300 block of Myrtle Ave. At 9:58 p.m., a male shooter aimed at and missed another man, with both men leaving for places unknown before authorities arrived.

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