Update 7/14/22: Collision Investigation Detectives conducted a thorough investigation and identified Deborah Lisa Betance, a 55-year-old resident of Long Beach, as the driver responsible for the fatal hit-and-run traffic collision that resulted in the death of Jere Whitney. On May 27, 2022, detectives presented the case against Betance to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s […]

On July 26, 2022 at approximately 5:22 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and 23rd Street regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, which resulted in the death of a male juvenile.Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious male juvenile pedestrian on the roadway suffering from critical injuries […]

On July 30, 2022, at approximately 10:10 p.m., officers responded to the area of Pacific Coast Highway and River Avenue regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, which resulted in the death of a female adult. Upon arrival, officers located a female pedestrian down in the roadway who had been struck […]

On August 14, 2022 at approximately 7:04 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department were dispatched to the area of 7th Street and Daisy Avenue regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a fence, which resulted in the death of a male adult. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male driver inside of a […]

On Aug. 22, 2022, at approximately 1:41 a.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a pedestrian walking in lanes of traffic at East 7th Street and Campus Drive, which resulted in the death of a female adult. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unconscious female pedestrian on the roadway suffering from critical injuries as a […]

On Aug. 31, 2022, at approximately 4:49 a.m., officers responded to the area of Paramount Boulevard and Coolidge Street regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, which resulted in the death of a male adult.  Upon arrival, officers located a male pedestrian in the roadway suffering from life threatening injuries as […]

On Sep. 1, 2022, at approximately 12:40 a.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of South Street regarding an injury traffic collision, which resulted in the death of a male adult. Upon arrival, officers located a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle, laying in the westbound lanes of South Street, west of Downey […]

On Sept. 16, 2022, at approximately 9:17 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 19th Street regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle, which resulted in the death of a male adult. Upon officers’ arrival, good Samaritans were already rendering aid to the driver of the motorcycle. […]