🌱 Why federal prosecutors are zeroing in on a La Puente gang

Good morning to you La Puente! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why federal prosecutors are zeroing in on a La Puente gang
• How a three-year ATF probe hit Puente 13 at home

Also on today's calendar: Tissue Paper Lantern Craft and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 51 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 50.
• Saturday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sixteen Alleged SGV Gang Members in Federal Custody (mynewsla.com) — La Puente is again in the spotlight as federal agents detail charges against a La Puente-based gang and a local resident accused in a 2023 kidnapping. Prosecutors also describe a 2025 shooting outside a La Puente liquor store and extensive alleged trafficking in guns and hard drugs tied to the group.
   

• ATF-led probe on Puente 13 gang ends in 17 arrests, seizure of 76 weapons (sgvtribune.com) — La Puente residents are at the center of a major federal crackdown on the Puente 13 gang, which began in the city decades ago and still claims local turf. A three-year ATF investigation tied the gang to a 2025 shooting outside an H & H liquor store on Glendora Avenue in La Puente, plus kidnappings, drug trafficking, and illegal gun sales across the region.
   

📸 Around La Puente

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Puente

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Christmas Toy Giveaway
  La Puente City Park, 501 Glendora Ave, La Puente
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• English Conversation With Ronnie
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Tissue Paper Lantern Craft
  La Puente Library , 15920 Central Ave , La Puente
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Calligraphy Holiday Cards for Teens
  Sunkist Library , 840 Puente Ave , La Puente
  12:00 pm
• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Computer Classes
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• ConnectUp at R Banquet
  R Banquet , 651 West Whittier Blvd. , La Habra
  8:15 am
• ConnectUp at La Habra Chamber
  Chamber Office , 321 E. La Habra Blvd. , La Habra
  8:15 am
• Grow and Play Garden
  Sunkist Library , 840 Puente Ave , La Puente
  11:00 am
• Shop La Habra Prize Drawing
  La Habra Area Chamber of Commerce , 321 E La Habra Blvd , La Habra
  12:00 pm
• Scratch Art Cafe
  Hacienda Heights Library , 16010 La Monde St , Hacienda Heights
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Trying to find this fur baby a foster home or forever home.
  She’s been living under my mom’s house and we have been feeding her but looks like the other neighborhood strays are bullying her/him. She’s… (Nextdoor Vineland Ave)
• I found this dog late night I brought him home since he would run up to cars and there was a lot of fog.
  Put on a sweater and made a place warm for him to sleep I am not able to keep since I have to many pets already. Please someone help me find his… (Nextdoor S Covina Blvd)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in La Puente. Apply here.
• Elsupermarkets posted a job opening for Cake Decorator 3 - #24 - La Puente in La Puente. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Puente here.

🗞 Nearby News

Industry

• Why theater owners are nervous about the Warner Bros. sale (latimes.com)
• Stumbling Clippers lose again, this time to Grizzlies (latimes.com)
• Diversity and representation of women on streaming TV series in sharp decline, UCLA study shows (latimes.com)

West Covina

• Advanced Real Estate Expands Southern California Multifamily Portfolio with Acquisition of Newhope Village Apartments in Santa Ana (multifamilybiz.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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