Long Beach Arrest Records

Long Beach recent arrest records are tied to the Los Angeles County jail system. The Long Beach Police Department makes arrests in the city, but inmates are held in LA County facilities. You can search for people arrested in Long Beach using the county's online inmate search tool. Long Beach is the second largest city in Los Angeles County and the seventh largest in California. Its police department processes a high volume of arrests. The LA County Sheriff's Department manages the booking and jail system where Long Beach inmates end up after processing.

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Long Beach Inmate Search Through LA County

The LA County Inmate Information Center is the main tool for finding people arrested in Long Beach. The site requires a first and last name. You complete a reCAPTCHA check and the system returns matching results. Each result shows the booking number, arrest date, arresting agency, bail amount, facility, and next court date. The arresting agency field will show Long Beach PD for people picked up by city officers.

The Long Beach Police Department's inmate information page directs visitors to the LA County system for looking up people in custody. This confirms that Long Beach does not run its own jail or inmate search. Everything goes through the county.

Long Beach Police Department inmate information page for recent arrests

The LBPD inmate information page explains how to find people arrested by Long Beach officers using the county tools.

Note: Long Beach PD does hold some people briefly at its city jail for processing, but longer-term custody goes through LA County facilities.

Long Beach Police Records Division

The Long Beach Police Department is at 400 West Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802. For records questions, call (562) 570-7209. For general information, call (562) 570-7260. If you need a copy of an arrest report from LBPD, you contact the records division directly. They handle requests for incident reports, arrest reports, and other police documents.

Long Beach also has its own jail holding area. If you have questions about someone being held at the Long Beach Police Department before transfer to a county facility, call (562) 570-7260. Visitation questions for people held at LBPD go to the same number. Keep in mind this is short-term holding only. Once someone is booked into the LA County system, the county sheriff takes over.

The LA County booking log is another resource. For journalistic, academic, or government uses, you may need to complete a Booking Information Declaration before accessing certain booking log data. The regular inmate search does not require this form.

How to Find Long Beach Recent Arrests

Searching for recent arrests in Long Beach involves checking the LA County system. Here are the steps and resources available to you.

Go to the LA County Inmate Information Center and search by first and last name
Call the 24-hour inmate information line at (213) 473-6100
Contact Long Beach PD records at (562) 570-7209 for arrest report copies
Call Long Beach PD general line at (562) 570-7260 for jail holding questions
Register with VINE at 877-411-5588 for release alerts

If someone was arrested in Long Beach and you cannot find them in the county inmate search, they may still be in the booking process. It can take several hours for a new arrest to appear in the online system. Call the 24-hour line to ask about recent bookings that have not posted yet. The LA County system is large, and processing times vary depending on how busy the jails are.

Long Beach Arrest Disclosure Law

California Government Code 7923.610 requires Long Beach law enforcement to make arrest details public. The law covers the full name, occupation, physical description, date of birth, time and date of arrest and booking, location of arrest, circumstances, bail, release information, and all charges. LBPD follows this requirement for every arrest they make. The only exception is if releasing a specific detail would endanger someone or compromise an ongoing investigation.

The LA County Sheriff also follows this law for booking records. So whether you are looking at Long Beach arrests through the city police or the county jail system, the same disclosure rules apply. The law went into effect on January 1, 2023. It replaced earlier provisions and made it clearer what agencies must share about each arrest.

Note: Arrest records are public, but ongoing investigation details remain exempt from disclosure under California law.

Sealing Long Beach Arrest Records

If you were arrested in Long Beach but the case did not result in a conviction, you can petition to seal that arrest record. Penal Code 851.87 allows this through a petition to Los Angeles County Superior Court. Once the court grants it, the record is hidden from most background checks. You can state that you were not arrested for the charge.

The automatic relief program from the California DOJ also covers Long Beach arrests. The department reviews records monthly and clears qualifying misdemeanor arrests from January 2021 forward. Charges that were dismissed or cases that were never filed within a year qualify. No petition is needed for the automatic process. The DOJ record review page lets you check your own criminal history. The fee is $25 through Live Scan. Fee waivers may be available.

LA County Jail Facilities for Long Beach

People arrested in Long Beach can end up at several LA County jail facilities. Men's Central Jail at 441 Bauchet Street in Los Angeles is a common destination. Twin Towers Correctional Facility is next door. Women arrested in Long Beach typically go to Century Regional Detention Facility at 11705 S. Alameda Street in Lynwood. The Inmate Reception Center at 450 Bauchet Street handles intake processing.

For county records requests, the LA County Sheriff's Records and Identification Bureau is at 12440 East Imperial Highway, Suite 400 West, Norwalk, CA 90650. Call (562) 345-4441. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by appointment. The sealing section can be reached at (562) 345-4454 or (562) 345-4439. The CIRIS search covers people in state prison if you need to check there instead of the county system.

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