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Long Beach police investigate 4 separate stabbings – NBC Los Angeles
Law enforcement in Long Beach has stepped up police presence in several areas Sunday following a series of stabbings within 12 hours overnight.
A total of four stabbings were reported from Saturday evening to early Sunday in unrelated acts of violence, the Long Beach Police Department said. No deaths occurred in connection with any of the stabbings and officials are continuing to investigate each case.
6:18 p.m., Saturday
The first stabbing was reported on the 2000 block of East Pacific Coast Highway following a fight.
A man was stabbed by at least one person when the physical altercation escalated. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
The stabbing suspects fled the scene. A description of those individuals was not available.
2:03 a.m., Sunday
The second act of violence was reported on the 5100 block of 2nd Street. In this incident, two men were involved in a fight that escalated to a stabbing.
The victim was punctured in the upper body with a critical wound. He was taken to an area hospital where he is now in stable condition.
Police continue searching for this suspect, who fled the scene before officers’ arrival.
2:20 a.m., Sunday
The third stabbing occurred on the 200 block of Pine Avenue, where two women were fighting. Police officers were called to an area hospital for a report of two stabbing victims.
Detectives’ investigation revealed two women had gotten into a fight with another woman, who stabbed them in the upper body during the confrontation. The victims were taken to a hospital and described as being in stable condition.
A description of the suspect was not available. It is unclear what led to the fight.
3 a.m., Sunday
Police were called to a hospital following a fight that led to a stabbing in the 5100 block of 2nd Street. There, the stabbing victim was in some sort of dispute with a group of women.
One of the women in the group punched the victim and a second woman stabbed the victim in the upper body.
The victim took themselves to a local hospital in stable condition. A description of the women involved in the confrontation was not available.
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710 Freeway closed at Long Beach bridge for investigation – NBC Los Angeles
Police activity connected to a break-in early Monday at a pharmacy closed the 710 Freeway at the Long Beach International Gateway bridge.
Police responded to the break-in in Wilmington at about 4:20 a.m. Several people who attempted to break into the pharmacy led police on a chase that ended on the bridge.
The bridge, which connects downtown Long Beach and Terminal Island, was closed early Monday.
One of six to eight people sought in the burglary was taken into custody, police said.
The bridge, a replace for the historic Gerald Desmond Bridge, opened to traffic in October 2020. It was officially named the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge by the California Legislature in August 2022.
About 15 percent of the nation’s imported waterborne cargo is trucked over the bridge.
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Verizon outages affects customers in LA – NBC Los Angeles
Verizon customers were reporting outages Monday morning in Los Angeles and across the United States.
Outages began around 6 a.m. in the Los Angeles area, according to the website Downdetector. Most of the outages reported early Monday were in Chicago, Minneapolis and other Midwest cities with other reports coming from Phoenix and Denver.
There were more than 3,000 outage reports received from customers in the Los Angeles area by 9 a.m.
Nationwide, more than 80,000 reports had been submitted on the site early Monday.
Verizon released a statement to NBC News: “We are aware of an issue impacting service for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue.”
The telecommunications company responded to users on its support account on X saying, “We understand the importance of staying connected, and would be happy to take a look at what’s occurring,. Please send us a DM, and we can jump right in!” and “Hello! I know how frustrating this may be and how important it is to have reliable service. Send us a DM to address any concerns you may have today.”
We are aware of an issue impacting service for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue.
— Verizon News (@VerizonNews) September 30, 2024
Users also reported issues accessing Verizon’s support page on its website. A post on X by Verizon Support had hundred of responses by mid-morning.
Why is my phone SOS?
Many users reported phones displaying “SOS” mode. The message appears on iPhones when a device is not connected to a cellular network to indicated the user can still make emergency calls through other networks.
The feature is available only in the United States, Canada and Australia.
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Security guard killed at East LA marijuana dispensary – NBC Los Angeles
Authorities are searching for the gunman after a security guard was shot and killed at a marijuana dispensary in East Los Angeles early Monday.
The call came in at 1:30 a.m. at the 6100 block of Whittier Boulevard at a marijuana dispensary that is open 24/7.
When deputies arrived, they found a man believed to be the security guard was found inside with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No further details were immediately available.
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