In a swift response to criminal activity, Long Beach police apprehended three suspects linked to a robbery at a local business, officials reported yesterday. According to a post by the LBPD, officers were dispatched to The Pike area after receiving a call about a robbery, and were subsequently alerted to a possible altercation at a nearby park.
Amazing job South Division! 🚔
— Long Beach PD (CA) (@LBPD) March 19, 2024
This afternoon, officers responded to a report of a robbery that occurred at a business in The Pike. A short time later, a possible fight call came in at a nearby park. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/3EnIyiJc72
Good police work paid off when authorities utilized city security cameras and spotted individuals at the park fitting the robbers' description, leading to the interception and arrest of the three suspects involved. "Using city security cameras, officers observed some of the subjects at the park matched the description of the suspects from the robbery," the department noted, officers arrived on scene and arrested three suspects, who were positively identified as the suspects from the robbery," the statement read.
Due to the proximity of the events and the promptness of the police action, there is a strong indication that the suspects in question operated within this confined geographical space, seamlessly transitioning from their heist to the park where their capture ensued. The LBPD commended the quick-thinking officers from the South Division for their excellent work in resolving the situation rapidly and efficiently.
With public safety a prime concern, the arrests made by the Long Beach Police Department have been hailed by community members, reflecting the efficacy of surveillance technology and police vigilance in preventing subsequent criminal acts the suspects could have potentially carried out. "Great work!" the department's social media update concluded praising the officers involved in the successful arrest of the suspects and thereby averting further criminal risk to the community.