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Southbound 405 Fwy. at Lakewood Blvd. At 11:50 a.m., as a 2014 Toyota Sienna allegedly stolen by Alyssa Wilson, 29, from a Thousand Oaks recovery center, drove at high speeds toward San Diego, CHP in pursuit. Passing the Long Beach Airport, an official CHP spike strip was initiated. It missed. Wilson seemingly defected with a CHP escort into Tijuana. Her family helped authorities detain her in Mexico, bring her to the border where law enforcement arrested and booked her. No word about the fate of the stolen Sienna.

10th St. and Orange Ave. At 4:30 a.m., a black 2023 Nissan Rogue, driven by a 36-year-old resident of Long Beach eastbound on 10th Street struck the driver’s side of a black 2000 Honda Accord U-turning from the south curb. The Honda driver succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. The driver of the Nissan Rogue remained on scene and was cooperative with the investigation.

Orange Ave. at 15th St. At midnight, a sedan leveled the middle of a roundabout, seriously disabling the vehicle by fire and igniting medical attention to at least one occupant.

Anaheim St. and Alamitos Ave. At 10:25 p.m., a westbound 1997 Chevrolet Sierra pickup struck 37-year-old Amber Mitchell outside of a crosswalk. She was declared deceased at the scene. The Sierra driver remained and cooperated with the investigation.

Termino Ave. and Anaheim St. The south side structure near the restroom and storage room of Casa Sanchez caught fire at 6:45 a.m. and was extinguished by a fire crew at about 7:10 a.m. No one was injured and the cause is under investigation. According to reporter Kirt Ramirez, “the kitchen and inside dining area were not damaged.” One employee present inside the kitchen early that morning reportedly heard a sound outside and then saw the flames,”  said the owner, Tony “Lencho” Aguirre, who said he plans to rebuild.

3200 block of Anaheim St. At 6:45 p.m., a pair of men argued, settled when a man shot at and missed the victim once before fleeing the area for possible marksmanship retraining. No injuries reported.

Fourth St. and Obispo Ave. At 7:13 p.m. the taco stand outside of Ralph’s was impounded by a City of Long Beach Clean Team and a garbage truck.

6200 block of Spring St. Some 11:15 a.m. “nose punching” going on at a drive-thru window.

1800 block of Gardenia Ave. At 3:11 p.m., a person who reportedly lived in a truck was found deceased in that truck. After life-saving measures, the subject was declared deceased on scene.

5800 block of Locust Ave. At a 9:59 p.m. shooting, a man received a non-life-threatening wound to the lower body. Further details in short supply.

Atlantic Ave. & 31st St. A 12:45 a.m. discovery of a deceased person which authorities consider other than natural.

Ravenna Dr. At 8:45 a.m., street flooding was observed, likely the result of heavy rain.

710 Freeway at Anaheim and Del Amo Blvd. These eastbound exits were blocked at 12:20 p.m., then came the Willow exit at 12:40 p.m., later completely closing the freeway at Long Beach Boulevard. That’s why it’s the 710, 7” by 10” of water.

Carson St. and Cherry Ave. A 6 p.m. driver parlayed running a red light eastbound on the wrong side of the street and crashing into cars into a memorable rainy afternoon.

3600 Block of Thornlake Ave. At 8:48 p.m., a man sustained a minor, non-critical injury to his lower body as a result of lying in bed when a bullet pierced the ceiling and struck him. Likely a case of a gunslinger firing into the air, the bullet coming down we now know where, or less likely, from a passing airplane, dirigible or blimp.

6000 Block of Cherry Ave. At 2 a.m., a man and woman argued with a man who was then stabbed with a non-life-threatening wound to the upper body was transported a local hospital in stable condition. Melissa Mendoza, 42, of Long Beach stuck around; booked for assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant. Bail: $50,000.

500 block of New York St. At 10:30 a.m., a man approached a group of male juveniles and brandished a firearm, firing shots toward the group, striking a 16-year-old teen with a non-life-threatening wound to the lower body. The man then fled.

Cherry Donuts on Cherry Ave. near 15th St. At 10:30 a.m., ICE agents arrested three people outside the business. At Polly’s Pies on Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls, they tackled a gardener in the waiting area in front of two police officers. In a police statement, officers “quickly realized it was an immigration enforcement activity and did not intervene or engage in the activity.” Blair Cohn, executive director of Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association told the LBPost a board member of the organization happened to be driving by was able to get the keys to the gardener’s work truck and pass them along to his family. Cohn called the arrest “sickening and disheartening.”