Early Monday morning in Long Beach, a chain of events triggered by a pair of burglaries resulted in two separate vehicular accidents. The Long Beach Police Department received a call about a burglary happening at 1145 Anaheim Street around 4:40 a.m. During the investigation at the site, an additional burglary report at 809 West 15th Street was relayed to officers on the scene, involving suspects matching the description from the first incident.
Upon reaching the second location, officers spotted two male suspects fleeing from the scene in their respective vehicles, which led to two separate city-authorized vehicle pursuits. One suspect attempted to escape via Pacific Coast Highway but crashed into an unoccupied vehicle and a fire hydrant in the 1700 block of Rose Avenue.
The second suspect was involved in another accident while traveling south on Pacific Avenue towards Ocean Avenue. This collision resulted in a vehicle being shunted into another vehicle. Photos of the scene show a wrecked, black sedan positioned in the center of the intersection in examination by the police. Two additional damaged cars were seen nearby, with one flipped onto its side.
Both accidents happened within a three-mile radius. The suspects, despite minor injuries, were taken into custody shortly after 9:30 a.m. pending medical clearance before their formal arrest. The two motorists involved in the Pacific and Ocean avenue accident suffered non-lethal injuries and were promptly provided medical aid. The stolen items were retrieved and an ongoing investigation is in progress.
A third-party report from Sky5 news mentioned one of the burgled stores was a cannabis dispensary, but this piece of information is yet to be confirmed by the local police.
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