Detectives later determined that alleged marijuana sales from the targeted house may have been the possible motive for the robbery.
The 5 freeway is closed in both directions there as police conduct their investigations.
Witnesses say Alvarez was speeding on PCH when his car skidded sideway and crashed into a light pole.
The suspect shot himself in the head when police approached the residence.
Witnesses say the drivers was speeding when he lost control and skidded sideways into a light pole.
The man was shot while walking from his apartment. He is expected to survive.
The woman and the boy who died in the Dec. 23 crash near Green River was ID'd as 23-year-old Maria Gonzalez and Victor Perez.
The body of Sarai Alcaraz was found in the an office building complex in Newport Beach
The 4.4 quake struck in San Bernardino but was felt widely throughout the Southland.
He was found at the Los Angeles Pico Metro Station and returned home.
The 12-year-old boy with the mental capacity of a 5-year-old was last seen in the area of Mountain View Street and the Los Angeles riverbed.
'If there is a case where death is appropriate, this is one of those cases,' the original presiding judge said.
Authorities shut down Long Beach Boulevard between Spring and Willow because someone was overheard talking about a bomb in a car.
Someone overheard talking about a bomb in a car parked at the Willow Street station.
Officers detained two 'persons of interest' about a block from the crime scene. One of the two is believed to be the suspect, police said
The fire was ruled accidental and was traced to a portable heating device,
The victim listed an Audi for sale for $30,000. Investigators believe the suspect posed as a buyer.
The three -- who have remained jailed since being arrested in 2011 -- are facing life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Officers tried non-lethal methods to get the man to drop the knife being shooting him, police said.
A deliveryman working for a Long Beach medical marijuana dispensary was robbed after the dispensary got a call requesting a home delivery.
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The owner called police after following the pair. A quick pursuit netted the two, a man and a woman.
Long Beach police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside and RV at a Ximeno Avenue parking lot.
The 37-year-old resident was found dead near West Shoreline Drive and Pine Avenue. Police are asking for the public's help.
A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to enter the courthouse with a suspicious package.
The accident causes road closures and detours.
Homicide investigation begins for body found near West Shoreline Drive and Pine Avenue.
The incident took place in the 300 block of Sunset Street.
A Long Beach family escaped a Thanksgiving Day fire that spread from the chimney to the roof and walls.
The cause of a large fire that damaged a motel on Pacific Avenue is under investigation.
Three people were hurt in a blaze at a multi-unit apartment building in Long Beach.
A 31-year-old Long Beach man was killed overnight when he lost control of his bike and was struck by a truck on the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
A Downey police officer was executed while sitting in a parked car in what police believe was a botched robbery.
A homeless man was stabbed in the back during an argument near the San Gabriel River jetty.
The confessions of an man, accused of killing two and dumping a body in El Dorado Park to pay for his wedding, will be allowed at trial.
The elderly man was riding an electric mobility scooter when he was hit.
A Long Beach Police officer was hurt over night while responding to a report of an assault at a bar.
The ruling means that community theater actor Daniel Patrick Wozniak will finally go to trial for the 2010 murders.
Rulings Tuesday could mean that an actor accused of the 2010 murder dismemberment of a man in a community theater could start Friday.
County officials hope someone will come forward with information about the murder of Officer Franke Neal Lewis.