Long Beach Superior Court judge Gary Ferrari sentanced a transient names Charles Juan Proctor to 433 years in prison and 11 life sentances. Proctor was also ordered to pay $58,000 in restitution to two women that he slashed in the throat with a set of box cutters. He was nicknamed the ” Box Cutter” in 2008 after he attatcked many women and employees at their place of business. In all, Proctor was found guilty of 22 charges, ranging from robbery to attempted murder.
Read the article “Serial Slasher gets more then 400 years in prison” from CNN
If you havent heard yet, the newest and hottest club in Long Beach had their Grand Opening this past weekend. Shore Ultra Lounge, formally known as Sachi’s, unveiled their new layout to party goers. The have ininstalled a cold shot room, with chilled shots of premium vodkas from around the world, new floors, lights, and sound system. They are now open 7 days a week also, bringing in even more people. The new owners care about drunk driving, and were more then happy to let us place one of our FDA approved breathalyzers into the club before the Grand Opening. It is good to see a bar taking action against drunk driving by providing their guests with BAC awareness tools! Keep your eyes and ears open for a fundraising event we are going to host at their location in an attempt to break a world record for largest group shot! More details on that event in the next few weeks
We may see waves once again in Long Beach, if our local Congresswoman gets her wishes. Rep Laura Richardson is trying to get $30,000 of federal funding to finish stage one of Long Beach breakwater’s reconnaissance study according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The money would help finish the study on removing part of the articifical breakwater at Long Beach Hardbor.
The 2.5 mile Long Beach Breakwater has been federally owned under the control of the Army Corps of Engineers since 1941. The breakwatver prevents significant waves from hitting city beaches, where they were once world famous for surfing.
The Surfrider Foundation, along with other environmental groups, are attempting to remove the rocks from the eastern section, and return waves to most of the beach and increase ocean currents in the artificial port. This would also help flush out water pollution from the Los Angeles River.
The breakwater is presumed to help reduce the risk of flooding in the Belmont Shore area, as well as along the Peninsula and Naples Island.
Read the article “Waves May Once Again Roll Ashore at Long Beach” from NBC
A 27 year old man was playing basketball when he was gunned down and killed in Long Beach on Saturday. This makes the 4th murder in the city in only 3 days. Jackie Bezart, a Long Beach City Police Officer, said the incidents do not appear to be related.
The incident on Saturday happened while Garrett Norris was playing basketball on the corner of Temple Avenue and Spaulding Street late afternoon. Two male suspects tried to steal his stuff and run off. He chased them into a nearby alley, until one suspect turned around and shot him in the stomach. He was pronounced dead in the hospital.
On Friday, around 9:20 P.M., police were called out after people reported shots fired in the 1300 block of Junipero Avenue. When they arrived they found 25 year old Darong Yi dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the drivers seat of his vehicle. Police do not have any descriptions of the gunman.
On Thursday police found the body of 21 year old Kate Sue Yi strangled to death in her apartment. She lived on the 700 block of Bellflower Blvd.
Earlier Thursday Okpara Wright, 35, was shot to death in what was possibly a gang related attack. The shootings took place at a gas station just after midnight. Allegedly Wright and another man were arguing with a group of men outside the gas station on the 5400 block of Atlantic Blvd when the incident occured. He was was in the torso, and died on the scene.
Read the article “Long Beach sees fourth homicide in three days” from the Contra Costra Times
Jet Blue announced Wed that they may cease operations at the popular Long Beach airport. They cited frustrations with the airport for lack of facility improvements. They didnt announce a specific plan yet, but said they may re-route flights to nearby airports, like LAX. Jet Blue is expected to launch a new cross continental service in June of this year. The LB airport sees an average of 24 to29 flights out to major US cities across the country. The announcement wasnt meant to be a threat or ploy, but simply a voicing of frustration from their part.
Read the entire article “JetBlue says it may stop Long Beach operations” from the LA Times
Are you ready for the 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach? We know we are. There is something amazing about how these Formula 1 cars bring in over 275,000 people over the 3 day weekend. This year it takes place on April 17th, 18th, and 19th. It just happens to be conveniently in April, which is National Alcohol Awareness Month! After a few setbacks and cancellations, we are proud to say that we are going to have breathalyzers located in the Shoreline Village area. We are very grateful to the the Shoreline Village Property management team, and all the help they have provided to us! We want to pay special thanks to Maureen Baker and Claire Matthews. They are leading by example to the our community and the businesses found here.
Make sure to look for our breathalyzers this year at the Pride Celebration in Long Beach on May 16 & 17. We have made a deal to provide blood alcohol awareness tools around the 2 day celebration at no cost to the event planners, $1 for drinkers. The money collected from the breath alcohol instrument will help us expand to be in more bars around the community.
Over the previous 25 years the Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Pride Festival Celebration has become the 3rd largest in the country, and attracts over 90,000 people.They pack the Shoreline Village Drive area with 7 dance areas a main stage for Grammy Award Winner Jennifer Hudson.
This festival revs up the economic engine for our community, generatin $10 million in direct spending to Long Beach, and $20 million to the regional economy! With sponsors like Ed Hardy, Budweiser, and Bacardi supporting their event, how can it go wrong!
Visit the 26th Pride Celebration Official Website
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LONG BEACH - A spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney
said Long Beach’s First District City Council Candidate Bill Grisolia is still facing two charges for driving under the influence of alcohol. This contradicted statements earlier mentioned by Grisolias representative.
The incident occured on Jan 24 in San Pedro, which is why it is being prosecuted by the L.A. City Attorneys Office, spokesman Frank Matelijan said. The two charges he faces are driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) above .08%.
Read the article, “Grisolia’s DUI case still alive” by Paul Eakens
of the Press Telegram
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LONG BEACH - A number of Eastside homes and businesses were without power early Friday after a drunk driver crashed lost control of his car and crashed into a power pole. Jonathan David Milane, age 22, crashed his 1997 Nissan around 1:30 a.m into a Southern California Edison pole near the cornery of Atherton Drive and Daggett Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department’s spokeswomen Nancy Pratt.
Milane was the only one involved in the accident, and didnt suffer any severe injuries. It wasnt clear what caused him to lose control, but afterward he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.He is being held in a $15,000 bail, according to records from the jail. He will be arraigned on a DUI charge next week.
Read the article “Crash causes power outage” by Tracy Manzer from the Press Telegram
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