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The Los Angeles County Sheriff says cell phone theft is on the rise. But there are ways to protect your phone.

Anthea Raymond was a Patch local editor until May 2013.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff says cell phone theft is on the rise. But there are ways to protect your phone.

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The men were apprehended at Belmont Avenue and Clinton Street after a chase after police stopped what they believed to be a stolen vehicle.
Click through to see the amazing mix of venues and live music at the 2nd annual Echo Park Rising coming Saturday. There are even DJs and house music at Blue Collar Dog.
Power was fully restored just after 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Scott McKenzie died Saturday at his home in Silver Lake.
This nearby performing arts academy is ranked among Flavorpill's most "beautiful and imaginative public schools in the world."
Burglaries have spiked this summer in Silver Lake, Echo Park and Los Feliz. Protect yourself with some sensible strategies.
The city council was expected to vote on the following motion Friday.
The band, which started its career at clubs in Silver Lake, claimed the campaign played its "Panic Switch" at a rally without permission.
Police hope to release a composite sketch shortly.
About 125 of the intensely curious combed the project site Thursday.
Giselle Nguyen would have traveled with it to the world championships of kayak polo in Poland next month. She is offering a $200 reward for information leading to its return.
The Echo Park based group includes professionals and businesses from Silver Lake and Downtown L.A. too.
A new sign appeared early this week above PETA's West Coast headquarters in Echo Park.
The sale will apparently not affect the opening of the new gastropub Mess Hall at the historic landmark.
State senor Kevin DeLeon, who recently moved his field office to Echo Park, authored SB 1201.
The cast and crew of the NBC reality series "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" will be near the Silver Lake Rec Center Tuesday.
It happened around 8:15 p.m. in the 800 block of North Occidental Boulevard in Silver Lake.
You can see them on the MyHistoricLA website, created by the city for input to its landmark historic resources survey.