Long Beach Briefs: LBPD updates Military Equipment Policy and Enhances Safety Efforts Downtown

LBPD Updates Military Equipment Use Policy, Publishes Report

The Long Beach Police Department or LBPD updated its military equipment use policy and published its first annual military equipment report in compliance with AB-481. These items will remain on the department’s website for 30 days before they are reviewed by the city council and placed on the agenda for open session and public comment.  

Members of the public can register a question or concern regarding military use equipment by contacting the LBPD via email at AB481@longbeach.gov. 

Details:
https://www.longbeach.gov/police/about-the-lbpd/lbpd-ab-481/

LBPD Efforts to Enhance Safety in Downtown Long Beach
On Oct. 28, 2023, the Long Beach Police Department launched a plan to strategically reallocate police department resources in order to supplement preventive patrol measures in the South Division area. Thisapproach will incorporate the deployment of available officers from the neighborhood safety bike team, quality of life team, motor officers, as well as drug investigations detectives, crime analysts and a public information officer. Over the coming weeks, the department’s downtown plan will focus resources on impacting a variety of crimes including trespassing, illegal drug sales, violent crime, property crime, juvenile loitering, juvenile curfew, and other crimes which might occur in the identified operational area of downtown.

The LBPD will continue to leverage our established partnerships with other city departments, including the Health Department, Public Works, the Fire Department, and Parks, Recreation, and Marine to engage those experiencing homelessness and participate in clean-up efforts.

Additionally, LBPD will keep the community informed of its efforts and will share the results of this effort on social media, Nextdoor, and Neighbors by Ring.

To view reports of crime in the city, go to LBPD’s Crime Incident Mapping Application.