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Published on November 07, 2024
Woman Arrested Following Stabbing Incident in Long Beach; Separate Illegal Firearm Possessions Lead to ArrestsSource: Long Beach Police Department

Last night in Long Beach, a confrontation turned dangerous when a verbal altercation between a man and a woman escalated into a stabbing on the 1900 block of Cedar Avenue, officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to the incident at approximately 12:24 a.m., finding the victim with non-life-threatening injuries to the upper body; Long Beach Fire Department personnel swiftly transported the injured man to a local hospital, according to a statement from the LBPD.

The suspect, a female adult involved in the earlier dispute, did not evade law enforcement and was subsequently arrested before being taken to Long Beach City Jail for booking, her alleged actions now a part of an ongoing investigation as the law seeks to understand the motivations and complexities of the incident that unfolded in the typically bustling Cedar Avenue area.

In a separate incident reflecting Long Beach's current battle with illegal firearms, officers stopped a pedestrian around 4:42 p.m. yesterday near 12th Street and Pine Avenue, during which they discovered and seized a gun from a prohibited possessor, the suspect was promptly arrested with an investigation pending, detailed LBPD in the daily blotter update.

Continuing their crackdown on illegal weapon possessions, Long Beach officers executed another traffic stop on Santa Fe Avenue and 31st Street at about 7:13 p.m. also yesterday, uncovering yet another firearm, the driver of the vehicle likewise identified as a prohibited possessor was arrested as officers push forward with their enquiry into these unlawful activities.