Disclaimer: So, first I apologize for how long it's taken to get this up, The Crime Reports
Website was down for much of January. I did talk to the director of
Media Relations at a public safety meeting and tell our neighborhood
resource officer, they weren't aware it wasn't updating. Just a reminder
these are trends, and the presence of crime in one area in the past
doesn't guarantee it will reappear in that area in the future.
Here are this week's trends in the MacArthur Park Neighborhood.
Keep an eye along PCH. There were auto thefts that trended west and breaking and enterings that trended East. Also keep your eyes open on Alamitos. Though Alamitos may quiet down when the bike lanes are done. There is increased property damage on Peterson. And there was property damage at Gaviota and Anaheim. The encampment that used to be at Walnut and Anaheim is now there in the alley north of Anaheim. Also notice a trend of thefts at Redondo and PCH. Note virtually everything in that circle took place on Friday.
There was a very suspicious van at Cherry Donuts. Read the details here.
There were three recent shootings outside our neighborhood. Two were officer involved shootings.
The first incident began about 6:30 p.m last Thursday., when officers spotted a
vehicle that was "acting in a suspicious and evasive manner" near 68th
Street and Long Beach Boulevard, said Marlene Arrona, a spokeswoman for
the police department. The car stopped in the middle of Long Beach Boulevard, and
a man inside left the car and fled on foot away from police, Arrona
said. Officers chased the man about two blocks to an
alley near 68th Street and Orcutt Avenue. In the alley, the man
allegedly brandished a firearm and did not drop it, Arrona said. After the man was shot, officers
provided medical aid and he was later taken to a hospital, where he was
pronounced dead, police said. His identity was not released.
A man was killed during a shooting in the city’s West Side
early Saturday morning, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officials
said. Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Cameron
Street at 2:25AM on Saturday, March 19 regarding a shots heard call,
LBPD spokesman Brad Johnson said. “While responding to the scene they were advised that there was a subject down in the street,” he added. Arriving officers found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper torso, according to officials.
The final shooting was not officer involved: Police are investigating a shooting in North Long Beach that left a woman injured just after midnight Friday, authorities said. An officer was dispatched to a Downey hospital at 1:13AM on Friday,
March 18 regarding a gunshot victim who was shot on the 6800 block of
Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) spokesman Brad
Johnson said.
Disclaimer: So, first I apologize for how long it's taken to get this up, The Crime Reports Website was down for much of January. I did talk to the director of Media Relations at a public safety meeting and tell our neighborhood resource officer, they weren't aware it wasn't updating. Just a reminder these are trends, and the presence of crime in one area in the past doesn't guarentee it will reappear in that area in the future.
The map above spans two weeks. You will notice all the patterns are weak, hence the pink lines. The darker the arrow, the stronger the trend. First off, not much is happening according to the map in February. It does appear assaults and property crime [graffiti] are on the rise. They seem to weekly trend up from Cherry towards 14th Street and Gundry. Josie and I did a patrol through the neighborhood pretty late into the night, and it was rather quiet.
A Go Long Beach Run through the area showed Gang tagging is up. In response, we hit several areas outside the neighborhood with Go Long Beach. We also used Code Enforcement with businesses that refuse to take the tagging down. - See the Neighborhood Expansion Report Below
There is also a week trend of assorted crimes along Spaulding in the East end of the MacArthur Park Neighborhood of Central Long Beach. There is also a trend of thefts along Alamitos. Bear in mind the construction on Alamitos around Rosa Parks Park gives bad people a place to hide. When walking along Alamitos, please carry a flash light and walk in pairs when possible.
Neighborhood Expansion: Heavy tagging by the East Side Longos, a tagging crew and somebody else.
Cedar and Chestnut Streets are the strong hold for the East Side
Longos. I was verbally assaulted by a "gang" member when I was taking
the pictures, didn't scare me. I stood my ground and he backed off. Also
meet Gustavo, his garage has been tagged 6 to 7 times and he repaints
it every time, he knows who does it ,talked with the father of the boy
but the father didn't care. Attention: The post about the tagging I did, the GO Long Beach App had
most of the tagging cleaned up before 12pm today. I want to thank them
for their fast response. So I'm going to try to help him repaint it
and talk with the kid and father.- Josephine Villasenor/ Wrigley Community Watch
The police have released a recap of crime stats last year via the website Next Door: Here's a summary. Total
Part 1 crime increased 15.9% from 2014; violent crime increased 18.8%;
and property crime increased 15.4%. The number of aggravated assaults
increased 18.9%; and 17 of the 36 murders in 2015 were gang-related.
Reductions were seen in four property crime categories: residential
burglary decreased 11%; garage burglary decreased 7.2%; commercial
burglary decreased 12.1%; and arson decreased 8.2%.
The West Division Leadership Forum will be held on 02/24/2016. It will again be held at Grant AME Church at 1129 Alamitos Ave, at 6pm. The subject will be preventing auto theft, which we covered in detail here.
There was an announced cleaning of Gardenia Street starting at 1611 Gardenia. The clean up headed north and south down Gardnia. All dumped items, with the exception electronic devices such as TVs and an water heaters, were removed. In the end, the dumpster was filled in about one hour.
I have personally signed up for a large clean up on the 12th of December 2015. This will be a joint clean up with friends from the Wrigley Neighborhood. I intend to make this a slightly bigger clean up than we've don in the past. There will likely be food, prizes and other reasons for our neighbors to get involved. Stay tuned for details. #SupportJosephine
