Safety Archives - Page 19 of 23 - Boyle Heights Beat

Ramona Gardens residents honor the dead, dedicate peace march to Mexico’s 43 missing students

Photos by Antonio Mejias-Rentas Residents of Ramona Gardens participated in the annual Día de los Muertos celebration held on Saturday, which included a procession for peace and against violence in the n... Read More...

Summer Night Lights keeps parks open late, offers “sense of community”

Children play soccer at Summer Night Lights in Ramona Gardens. Photo by Antonio Mejias As summer winds down, so does the Summer Night Lights program at the Ramona Gardens Recreation Center. Since late Ju... Read More...

Boyle Heights marches for peace at annual National Night Out

Photos by Art Torres Hundreds of residents gathered Tuesday in Boyle Heights to take a stand against crime in their neighborhood. The annual National Night Out event was hosted by Hollenbeck Police St... Read More...

Amber Alert: Mother seeks help after child kidnapped in Boyle Heights

This story was originally published in La Opinion Desperate after her child was kidnapped five days ago, Beatriz Pérez is asking for the public’s help in finding her 2-year-old son Edwin Vargas. The A... Read More...

Opinion: Tragic accidents should serve as wake up call against driving under the influence

Photo by FLickr user Chimpr/ Creative Commons More than three months have passed since Fontana resident Elizabeth Carolee Culbreath entered the wrong way on the 60 freeway taking the lives of six people, in... Read More...

Arson investigation underway after multiple fires in Ramona Gardens

Photo by Jonathan Olivares An investigation is underway after a series of fires broke early Monday in the Ramona Gardens housing complex, allegedly ignited by Molotov cocktails. The Los Angeles City Fire... Read More...

Man shot to death in Boyle Heights

Los Angeles police is seeking for the public’s assistance in an investigation of a man who was shot to death in Boyle Heights Saturday. Around 12:20 a.m. Saturday, 25-year-old Ramon Gerardo Vera was in a par... Read More...

LAPD to give out free ID cards for children in Boyle Heights

Photo by Flickr user stevendepolo/ Creative Commons A free child safety awareness course will be held this Saturday, April 12 in Boyle Heights, where local parents will be able to get free identification ca... Read More...

Parents accused of kidnapping own kids in Boyle Heights in custody

Rosa Chairez and, Enrique Felix with their children Justin and Enrique Felix. Credit: LAPD The parents accused of abducting their four children from Boyle Heights almost two weeks ago are in police custody ... Read More...

Body discovered floating in Hollenbeck Park lake

Photo from Flickr user The City Project/ Creative Commons. A body was discovered Thursday floating in the lake at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights. According to reports, the body was located shortly afte... Read More...