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  • Three boys arrested for assaulting homeless man; one is only 12 years old, according to California police

    Three young boys were arrested after witnesses told California police they were assaulting a homeless man on Saturday. The Long Beach Police Department said that they were called to downtown Long Beach near Pacific Avenue and 1st Street over a call of assault with a deadly weapon. Police said the three boys had gotten into a verbal altercation with the homeless man at about 6:25 p.m. and then began to beat him with tent poles and a tripod. They also allegedly threw objects at the man. As...

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