🌱 Patch AM: Can you help this West Hollywood dessert shop identify alleged yogurt thieves?

Morning West Hollywood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can you help this West Hollywood dessert shop identify alleged yogurt thieves?
• What happened during a late-night preaching incident in West Hollywood's Rainbow District?
• How a West Hollywood hotel fight figured into Hayden Panettiere's final years

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 96, low: 73.
• Wednesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 95 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Scoop & Cone Targeted Again as Thieves Allegedly Steal Frozen Yogurt (wehotimes.com) — A family-run frozen dessert shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood's Rainbow District is asking neighbors to help identify two people who allegedly stole frozen yogurt. The owners of Scoop & Cone shared surveillance video on Instagram, saying this is the second time they've been targeted and stressing how even small thefts hurt local businesses.
   

• Street Preacher Assaulted by Pedestrian During Outreach in West Hollywood's LGBT District (christianitydaily.com) — Residents should know that an out-of-town street evangelism group reported an assault on one of its members while preaching in West Hollywood's LGBT "Rainbow District" near San Vicente and Santa Monica. The incident, captured on video, allegedly left the preacher briefly unable to speak and has raised questions about safety, policing, and tensions around late-night religious outreach in the neighborhood.
   

• Hayden Panettiere's final battles: Mysterious pain and trouble with an ex (bostonglobe.com) — A detailed feature on Hayden Panettiere's final years briefly touches West Hollywood, noting a 2022 brawl outside the Sunset Marquis hotel that led to a probation violation for ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson. Most of the piece explores her struggles with health, addiction, relationships, and career, as authorities continue investigating her recent death.
   

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Monday August 24
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• Family Games
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• Art and Game Time
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• Teen Artful Afternoons at the Library
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• Fairy Door Shadow Box
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• PTA Room Rep Mtg #7105
  Monte Vista Elementary La Crescenta, CA 91214
  4:30 pm
• AVPA Info Night - Frost Auditorium
  Culver City High School Culver City, CA 90230
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors, it's going to be very hot for the rest of the week.
  Please don't walk your dog in the middle hottest part of the day if you can avoid it. If you do, choose the shady side or some cool grass and or shoe… (Nextdoor WeHo North-Santa Monica)
• This Kitten"s Mom just got hit by a car
  luckily someone was able to grab the Kitten looking for a faster who can hold this little girl very sweet (Nextdoor WeHo MidCity-East Crescent)

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for American Airlines Baggage Handler in West Hollywood. Apply here.
• Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Bicycle Patrol in West Hollywood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Hollywood here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Beverly Hills 2026: 7 Spots From $895, 5 Are Points-Proof (mightytravels.com)
• LA Metro Rail Expansion Giving Commuters Another Choice (mycnr.com)
• You're Rebuilding Everything. Put Your Marriage on the List. (palipost.com)

Los Angeles

• Los Angeles County woman, family cat recovering after rattlesnake bites on consecutive days (cbsnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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