Top Patch Stories This Week

Close out your weekend with a recap of the most interesting and popular Patch articles from last week. 

Here are the stories that topped the headlines on Northeast L.A. and Hollywood Patch sites:

Echo Park-Silver Lake Patch
Crystal Blue Persuasion? Don't Let the New Echo Park Lake Fool You
Should you go swimming in the water? No, you should not.

Eagle Rock Patch
Eagle Rock Disappoints Plant Nursery Owner
"Highland Park people are much better," says Echo Garden owner Hi Duk Lee. "We need customers from Glendale and Pasadena."

Highland Park Patch
Elderly Woman Arrested After Robbery at Union Bank
The suspect waves a handgun at a teller and robs several hundred-dollar bills.

Hollywood Patch
Three Men Arrested After Woman Stabbed to Death Near Hollywood & Highland Center [Updated]
The crime happened on Tuesday night.

Suspect Arrested for Attack on a Transgender Woman in Hollywood
One of the four wanted is now in custody.