The popsicle man has been taken. On June 23, 2025, just before 1 pm, Ambrocio “Enrique” Lozano, was taken by a masked man and put in a white van at Center and Culver Boulevard, in front of the Resurrection Church. His cart was left in the street.
Lozano, who has sold frozen fruit bars in Culver City for decades, was a beloved figure, often giving popsicles to those short of a dollar on the promise of repayment.
With help from the Community Self-Defense Coalition, his family was able to identify the abandoned paletero cart and we were able to locate and pick up his belongings…