Dennis Edison’s hands once saved a drowning boy when no Long Beach lifeguards were on duty. In 2009, they gripped the handlebars of a bike that he rode thousands of miles to raise money for a 6-month-old with a rare disease. But on Oct. 14, Edison’s hands sat tightly clenched in handcuffs behind his back as two officers led him into the courtroom.
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By Ben Strack
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10/19/16
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An Oceanside man was arrested on Tuesday after Long Beach police said he left a loaded handgun inside the Long Beach Cinema 4 while he was at a movie with his grandchildren.
According to Police …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Ben Strack
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10/7/16
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Seventeen individuals alleged to be gang members and their associates were arrested Thursday, March 10, and charged with four narcotics trafficking conspiracies in United States District Court, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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By Ben Strack
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3/10/16
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Long Beach police responded to another shooting in the Channel Park Homes area last Saturday — the second at the apartment complex this month — in which a Long Beach teen was …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/23/14
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The Long Beach Police Department has partnered with the FBI and Nassau County Police Department in the hopes of locating a prank caller who could be “anywhere in the world,” after he called …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/25/14
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The action became very real for a 17-year-old Long Beach resident who was playing the video game Call of Duty on Tuesday, after police said that a bitter opponent made a false 911 call claiming the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/22/14
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There were 35 drug overdoses in Long Beach last year. Six were fatal, and four of those were attributable to heroin.
In light of the apparently growing heroin problem on Long Island, the city held …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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3/19/14
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Following the death of a Long Beach man last month from what police suspect was a drug overdose, the city will host a panel discussion next week in an effort to educate the community about drug abuse …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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3/6/14
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