🌱64-Year-Old Robber Caught + Seal Beach Cop Crashes Motorcycle

Good day, neighbors, and happy National JoyGerm Day! Sylvia here with today's copy of the Long Beach Daily.

The LBPD believes it has a suspect for a string of burglaries that took place around the holidays. Also, a Seal Beach officer was hurt in a single-vehicle crash near Marina Pacifica. Finally, a woman was assaulted and robbed inside her dentist’s office.

First, today's weather:

Cool with some sun returning. High: 62 Low: 46.

Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. On Wednesday, the LBPD arrested a 64-year-old man on suspicion of “second-degree robbery, being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, carrying a loaded firearm and illegally possessing ammunition.” Officers believe he could be responsible for four recent commercial burglaries occurring around the Christmas holiday. However, they don’t think he is connected to the four burglaries happening Sunday morning. (LB Post)
2. On Thursday afternoon, a motorcycle officer from the Seal Beach PD was injured in a single-vehicle crash. The accident happened near Studebaker Road and Second Street, which is near the Marina Pacifica Shopping Center. The officer sustained injuries that were not life-threatening. (OC Register/paywall)
3. A woman from Lakewood was assaulted and robbed inside her LB dentist’s office. A video of the assault shows the perpetrator dragging her outside and then robbing her. Her phone was stolen in the process, but she was able to locate it with a ping feature. Surprisingly, the LBPD officers “weren’t coming out, we called them about four times, we had to call the Lakewood Police Department as well, no one was coming out, we waited for three hours.” “That’s something we’ll be looking into,” said an officer from the PD when asked about the lack of a response. (Fox 11)
4. Friday morning’s rush hour on the 405 Freeway at Palo Verde Road began with a collision between a big rig and a car a little after 6 a.m. About three hours later, the right lane reopened. After 11 a.m., all lanes were opened again. (Daily Breeze/paywall)
5. The Hideaway Steakhouse at 4137 East Anaheim Street closed down on New Year's Day. Geoff Rau, the owner, “confirmed that he is abandoning the Hideaway to make way for a saloon-inspired, Central- and South-American food concept.” After losing Chef Arthur Gonzalez of Panxa, Rau is changing culinary direction to reopen the venue Selva, a Colombian restaurant. “Selva’s menu will feature Colombian small and shared plates, as well as a full bar and craft cocktail concept” and have a wood fire grill. The eatery plans to open on February 2 with a new chef in the kitchen. (Longbeachize, The HiLo)

Today in Long Beach:

• Surfrider Foundation meets at the Belmont Pier for a Beach Cleanup (10 AM)
• Beer Yoga at Trademark Brewing (11 AM)
• Learn Healthier Lifestyle Cooking at Ollie's Kitchen (11 AM)
• Painting And Vino at the Hilton LB (11:30 AM)
• The Complicit And Soledad Crews host a Social Affair at 1160 East 25th Street (5 PM)

From my notebook:

• Leadership Long Beach has made the difficult decision to postpone our MLK Day of Service event to a later date out of concern for the safety and welfare of our participating volunteers. (Facebook)
• Our Wrigley Heights Proper neighbor wants to know if anyone hired a painter name Jesus Tamayo. If so, they would like to know your experience with him. (Nextdoor)
• A Willmore City-Central neighbor is wondering if anyone has ever gotten a massage from “Golden Dragon” off 9th/Pacific? If so, any info on how it is? They're a little afraid to just walk in. (Nextdoor)
• Another Willmore City-Central neighbor lost a dog. It's a female Lhasa Apso mix, cut hair, mixed black and gray hair, one half blue eye and other is brown. Very friendly but barks at strangers. Missing since Jan. 1 and last seen at the corners of 6th and Chestnut. (Nextdoor)
• A Coolidge Triangle neighbor lost a dog near Ave 54 and Monte Vista. She is a small pug/ boxer mix with white chin hair and is tan/brown. Last seen Jan. 5. (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.