Safety

Gang-related shooting in broad daylight leaves one man dead in Wyvernwood Apartments

A male victim lies dead after a shooting in the Wyvernwood Garden Apartments Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Evelyn Martinez. *Updated Fernando Lino Ortiz III, 26, was shot and killed on Wednesday, March 26 i... Read More...

Missing Boyle Heights children found safe; Police search for parents on suspicion of kidnapping

Credit: LAPD The search for a couple who allegedly abducted their four children from their grandmother’s Boyle Heights home continues after the children were found Tuesday at the US-Mexico border. The Ca... Read More...

Search continues for 4 children abducted from Ramona Gardens home

Rosa Chairez and, Enrique Felix with their children Justin and Enrique Felix. Credit: LAPD Rosa Chairez with twins Janet and Veronica Felix. Credit LAPD Police are asking for the public’s help... Read More...

Photo of LAPD Helicopter by Art Torres (2014).

In spite of recent crime spike in Boyle Heights, L.A. continues downward trend; Hollenbeck Division to host town hall next week

Photo by Art TorresWhen Boyle Heights residents heard shots fired in their neighborhood three days in the same week last month, many of them took to Facebook. Comments flooded the All Roads Lead to Boyle H... Read More...

Legal relief for undocumented drivers comes with licenses in 2015

Photo by Flickr user Oran Viriyincy/ Creatve Commons For more than a million undocumented immigrants who drive in California, the ordinary task of driving to work carries much more stress than just being st... Read More...

Timeline of Events regarding unlicensed drivers

February 2012: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck issues Special Order 7 LAPD Chief Charlie Beck issued Special Order 7, which permits unlicensed drivers who are stopped by an officer to avoid impoundment of their cars... Read More...

Garcetti interview: Safety

Credit: kate.gardiner / Flickr Youth reporter Emmanuel Bravo speaks to Mayor Eric Garcetti about how to keep communities safe. Boyle Heights Beat: Do you have any innovative approaches to keep our communit... Read More...

How I learned about Herbalife

I wrote about Herbalife because I was curious to what it was and why I saw it so much of it in my community. I didn't notice it until my mother, who was a former consumer, introduced it to me. After that, I ... Read More...

Opinion: Better gun control would make Boyle Heights safer

Inside the Los Angeles Gun Club downtown. Photo by Flickr user Weefz. Seen from Boyle Heights, national politics sometimes seem distant and difficult to apply to our daily lives. (Benghazi comes t... Read More...

Councilman Huizar passes sobriety test after car accident

Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar was questioned Thursday night by the L.A. Police Department following a car accident near East First and Boyle streets. “Councilmember Huizar was involved in a m... Read More...