Downtown Long Beach business owners upset over police response time to burglaries

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Small business owners in Long Beach say when their shops were burglarized, police took too long to respond or did not respond at all.

Ten days after seven businesses were hit by vandals, three more business in Long Beach’s East Village district were struck this weekend.“During the time of this call for service, there were multiple arson incidents in the North Division area, a hit shooting… and a battery in the Downtown Entertainment District area,” wrote Hannah Ortiz, Long Beach Public Information Officer. “Officers responded when able, which was 3 hours and 51 minutes after the initial dispatch.

“I didn’t see police here, I was like ‘oh no!’” said Kimberly Latham, a shop owner who rushed to her friends shop when she was called by security. “Your stomach sinks, you just feel helpless.”Latham arrived at 4:41 a.m. Sunday after security monitors reported the break-in at “Make Collectives” to police. She was watching the shop, which is next door to her shop, while the owner was out of the country.

“I got my things together, hopped in the car and made it down here around 4:41 to find that I beat police. Police had not made it here yet,” said Latham.It was the last business of three hit over the weekend by vandals and thieves. As the Culture Shrooms shop was also burglarized, crews worked Monday to repair broken windows. Long Beach police said they"were unable to locate any calls for service at 408 E 1st St. within the last week.

“We are just saying, 'Please stop the bleeding!' Our small business community is just like dying because we are getting hit from all levels,” said Latham. “We want a thriving business community and a thriving neighborhood where people feel safe to walk down it and people feel safe doing business.” We reached out to Long Beach city councilmember Mary Zendejas' office for comment and have not received a comment about the vandalism in her district.

 

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