🌱 Ocean, Spring Crime + Fluffy's Sno-Balls Targeted Again + High Tide

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• 🚓 LBPD activity on Spring, Ocean
• 👀 Fluffy's Sno-Balls was targeted again and nobody dropped a dime
• 💧 High tide worries residents along Ocean

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📰 Here are the top five stories today in Long Beach:

1) What has the LBPD been up to the last couple of days? On Thursday, there was a no-hit shooting in “the 2000 block of West Spring Street.” Someone took some shots at an unoccupied car. On Friday, there was a non-fatal stabbing in “the 5300 block of East Ocean Boulevard.” “The victim and suspect were engaged in a dispute, which resulted in the stabbing.” (LBPD, 2)

2) Who’s targeting Fluffy's Sno-Balls at 1208 Long Beach Boulevard? We talked last month about the business that has been repeatedly targeted by vandals. So far, “vandals have twice broken the shop’s glass door, a woman once tried to damage other property at the store, and a man wielding a lighter and an aerosol can even threatened to set the co-owner on fire.” On Monday, the store was hit again at 7:47 a.m., and for three hours, “pedestrians and cars passed by, but no one called police about the broken window.” (Patch, The HiLo)

3) Friday morning’s high tide was a wake-up call to officials. The remnants of the Baja California hurricane are affecting local sand berms along the Peninsula. Crews went to work shoring up berms to get ready for the next tide. A resident living “between 64th and 65th places along Ocean Boulevard” found “water and mud in her front and back yards” with damage to some fencing. Some residents are readying sandbags to protect doorways against the tide. (Long Beach Post)

4) The temporary Bay Shore Avenue closure ends on September 15. “There's just one more week to enjoy Bay Shore Avenue while it remains open to pedestrians and bicyclists.” To get there, use the “beach path and bike routes along Appian Way, 2nd Street and Ocean Avenue.” (Go Active LB)

5) Mark your calendars! The Beach Streets Open Street event returns on September 17 after a two-year break. Running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., it will “span neighborhoods from Atherton Street up to Spring Street” and feature “entertainment hubs along the route, including a dedicated children’s area at Whaley Park, as well as outdoor music, food and drink specials, activities and more.” For motorists, this means road closures and dedicated crossing locations at Bellflower and Stearns, Willow and Los Coyotes, Spring and Woodruff and Spring and Palo Verde. (City of Long Beach)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Long Beach Police Department Gun Buyback Event at Ramona Park (8 a.m.)
• Long Beach Sprint To Save 5K Run And 1-Mile Family Walk meets at ShoreLine Aquatic Park (9 a.m.)
• ASL Presentation Of "Calvin Can't Fly" at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (11 a.m.)
• Family Fun Day at Lincoln Park (1 p.m.)
• Madam X Reggae Night at Secret Island (8 p.m.)

📓 From my notebook:

• Rest in peace, Queen Elizabeth II. Our hearts go out to the Queen’s family and the people of the United Kingdom. (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Thank you to all who support the Historical Society of Long Beach's Annual Historical Cemetery Tour! There is still time to become a sponsor! (Historical Society of Long Beach via Facebook)
• State officials ask Californians to conserve energy amid heat wave - Keep it up, California! We need your help to conserve energy today. Do your part after 3 p.m. to not use major appliances and turn off unnecessary lights. (Nextdoor)
• An Alamitos Beach neighbor wants to know if you guys know of a good DR at the KAISER here in Long Beach. The one located on 3900 E. PCH. They're looking to switch doctors. (Nextdoor)
• Our Belmont Shore neighbor is noting that drones were flying at 3:15 a.m. on Ocean and Bennett. It soon shifted south to Ximeno. (Nextdoor)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update!

— 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.

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