Former Long Beach Police Officer Arrested

Allegedly stolen items recovered by Murietta police included a Long Beach police identification card and LBPD badge.

A former Long Beach police officer—who has been in trouble with the law before—remains jailed after he was arrested at his Murrieta apartment on suspicion of possession of stolen property.

The allegedly stolen items allegedly included a Long Beach police identification card and LBPD badge, according to Murrieta police.

Multiple law enforcement agencies began investigating Matthew John Gjersvold, 45, on Feb. 2 when he allegedly visited an inmate at Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning—something that as a convicted felon he was not legally permitted to do, according to arrest records.

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