🌱 Finch And Sparrow Games Robbed + Alamitos Beach Stabbing Suspect

Hello, people of Long Beach; today is National Orchid Day! Sylvia here with your brand-new edition of the Long Beach Daily.

Another thief targeted the trading card shop. Also, the PD believes it has a stabbing suspect in custody. Finally, there was a traffic accident near Cherry and Rogers.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds breaking. High: 68 Low: 55.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. Finch and Sparrow Games on 28th Street can’t catch a break. In January, a man stole a trading card worth about $40,000. On Wednesday, right around 2 a.m., a burglar stole about $35,000 worth of trading cards. “Now we are going to have to implement more potentially customer-unfriendly policies, more security measures,” the Signal Hill store’s owner said. (ABC)
2. A 23-year-old man has been booked “on suspicion of attempted murder, possession of a controlled substance and two outstanding warrants” on Wednesday. LBPD connected him to the late-March stabbing at the intersection of Fourth Street and Bonito Avenue. “Police say the victim did not know (the assailant) prior to the assault and that the motive remains unclear.” (Long Beach Post)
3. There was a traffic collision Thursday morning. “The traffic collision occurred sometime after 10 a.m. in the area of Cherry Avenue and Rogers Street.” A driver trying to make a right on Cherry was struck by a car going southbound on the avenue. Both drivers stayed on the scene, and “officers determined that distracted driving, speeding, and impairment do not appear to be a factor in the collision.” (LB Post)
4. On April 23, the Long Beach City College Pacific Coast campus will participate in the Festival of Great Reads. There will be 50 authors and vendors, you can buy food, and there’s a children’s book giveaway. “Everything will take place in the quad area, near the LBCC cafeteria. The festival is free to attend, and parking is available in the structure at Pacific Coast Highway and Walnut Avenue.” (Press-Telegram)
5. On Friday, Mayor Robert Garcia said that the City is home to the nation’s largest Cambodian community. He took the opportunity to “wish all those celebrating the Khmer New Year — in our city and around the world — a safe, healthy, and prosperous year to come.” (Long Beach Mayor)

Today in Long Beach:

• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions & Purchase Opportunities at 450 E. Shoreline Dr. (9 AM)
• Cat Daddies screening at the Art Theater in Long Beach (10:30 AM)
• 6th And Detroit 6yr Anniversary at 105-B Linden Ave (11 AM to 5 PM)
• Hoppin’ Photos With Bunny at 2nd & PCH, Long Beach (12 PM to 4 PM)
• The Art of Flamenco Dinner Show at Café Sevilla of Long Beach (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Our neighbor in Bixby Village wants to know whom to call if there is a bird is trapped in a chimney. (Nextdoor)
• A Ridgewood Cove neighbor is missing a white female cat at Gundry/Silva. There's a reward. (Nextdoor)
• Our Belmont Shore-Belmont Park is wondering if anyone knows about adult softball leagues in the area. (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.