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LASD Search for Granddaughter, Great Grandkids of Deceased Woman
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Monday, AUGUST 8, 2016 - AUGUST 14, 2016 - Volume 9, No. 32
Long Beach Clerk Calls for Argument Writers for Local Ballot Measures
LASD Seeking Public’s Help in Locating Missing Man
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Detail are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Christopher Jay Poland, a 40 year-old Caucasian male who was last seen leaving in his vehicle from a relative’s residence on East Fork Road, Azusa, at 2:30 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2016. Later that same day, Poland’s vehicle was located on Glendora Ridge Road near mile marker 10. Poland is described as 6’02”, 220lbs., and has blond short hair and blue eyes. He was wearing gray shorts and brown work boots. Poland also has a 1”- 2” scar below his chin, a tattoo of a tree on his right lower leg, a tattoo of a starfish on his left elbow and two Vi-
Missing person Christopher Jay Poland. – Photo courtesy DMV
king tattoos on his upper back. His family is very concerned and is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Poland. Anyone with information about this incident is
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On at least nine occasions, the man found guilty, Steven Flint, 18, of Long Beach, rode his bicycle toward the victims and snatched their cellphones out of their hands. – Courtesy photo
Man Receives Eight-Year Jail Sentence for Theft The public initiated ballot measure entitled, Regulation of Medical Marijuana Businesses, proposes to repeal the city’s ban on marijuana businesses. – Courtesy photo
Long Beach City Clerk Maria de la Luz Garcia announced that the City of Long Beach is calling for argument writers for the two City of Long Beach ballot measures appearing on the Nov. 8, 2016 California Statewide General Election ballot.
The city’s measure entitled, Long Beach Marijuana Taxation Measure, proposes to fund public safety, 9-1-1 emergency response, police officers, homelessness, and general city services, by updating gross receipts tax rates between 6 to 8 percent for medical marijuana dis-
pensaries, 8 to 12 percent for nonmedical marijuana dispensaries, 6 to 8 percent for processing, distributing, transporting or testing marijuana/related products and a square foot tax between $12 to $15 for marijuana cultivation, raising approximately $13 million annually,
requiring annual expenditure reports, until ended by voters. The public initiated ballot measure entitled, Regulation of Medical Marijuana Businesses, proposes to repeal the city’s ban on mariSEE PAGE 4
‘He Specifically Targeted Victims He Felt Were Not Paying Attention’ A Long Beach man was recently sentenced to eight years in county jail for a series of forcible theft and assault instances. On at least nine occasions, the man found guilty, Steven Flint, 18, of Long Beach, rode his bicycle toward the victims and forcibly snatched their cellphones out of their
hands. “This should serve as a strong message to serial criminals,” said City Prosecutor Doug Haubert, whose office handled the case. In total, Flint was charged with nine counts of misdemeanor battery, nine counts of SEE PAGE 6