🌱 Traffic Death At PCH & Channel + Pet Food Express In Belmont Shore

Hello, everybody; today, we observe National Cat Day! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Long Beach Daily, full of all the local news you need to know right now. Including updates on...

• 🚓 A fatal shooting in an alley near Gumbiner Park
• 👮 An arrest in the stolen credit card machine case
• ✂️ The opening of the DeForest Park environmental education center

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🎃 Halloween Poll Results!
We asked how you will celebrate Halloween this year. You answered! The final tally says that 48.5% are turning off their porch lights, 40.2% will hand out candy, 4.1% are attending a party, and another 7.2% will accompany children to go trick-or-treating. Thank you for participating!

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1) On Thursday, there was a traffic fatality near PCH and Channel Drive. Reportedly, a “pedestrian was running across Pacific Coast Highway, outside a crosswalk” and was hit by a 2021 Toyota Corolla. The driver stayed on the scene, and “at this time, speed, distracted driving, and impaired driving are not believed to be contributing factors in the collision.” (Long Beach Police Department)

2) On Thursday afternoon, police officers responded to a fatal shooting in the alley on East La Reina Way. Just after noon, they found a 35-year-old man with several gunshot wounds. Officers say the victim was in the alley “when an unknown male suspect approached him and fired multiple shots at him.” (Long Beach Post)

3) Remember when we talked about the stolen credit card readers? We learned on Thursday that the Long Beach PD arrested a 27-year-old man as a suspect in the case. “After arresting him, Long Beach PD investigators seized all the credit card machines.” (Patch, CBS)

4) On Monday, Pet Food Express opened at 5265 East Second Street. “We are amazed at all the dogs and their owners walking down Second Street,” said the CEO, which explains why the business chose Belmont Shore for its second location. The store will host a proper grand opening celebration on November 5 and 6. (Long Beach Business Journal)

5) DeForest Park at 6255 DeForest Avenue has a new environmental education center! Officials were on hand for the ribbon cutting on Wednesday. It is slated to be the home of the Conservation Corps of Long Beach’s new River Rangers program. (City of Long Beach)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• 'Scarium Of The Pacific' at the Aquarium (9 AM)
• 26th Annual Historical Cemetery Tour meets at Sunnyside Cemetery (9 AM)
• Family-friendly Halloween Dance Party at 2ND & PCH (11 AM)
• Fernando Botero: The Master displays at the Museum of Latin American Art (11 AM)
• The Elton John Tribute at the Long Beach Arena (8 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Festival of Flight is this weekend! Catch this Coast Guard C-27J at the event this Saturday. The C-27Js are outfitted with weather radar and communications equipment capable of supporting transport and other Coast Guard missions." (Long Beach Airport via Instagram)
• "We’re not done yet! It’s Big West Championship time 😤👏 We’ll be hosting UCSB for the opening round this Sunday at 6pm." (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• "Kelly Colopy, the director of the Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS), discusses the nuances of the homelessness crisis and what can be done to address it." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Today was Day✌️of the RTF-4 deployment drill and our partners from Long Beach Fire Department RTF-3 joined us at LAFD Station 88 RTF drills are designed to maximize our multi-agency RTF for any all hazard disaster in California." (Long Beach Fire Department via Facebook)
• "This Halloween, please celebrate safely! 🎃Don’t Go Alone. Trick-or-treaters should be accompanied & supervised. 🍬Check all candies before consumption. 👻Don't drink/smoke & drive. ⏱Curfew reminder, minors 17 & younger cannot be out after 10 p.m." (Long Beach City via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next 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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