Email Author Dennis Romero

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 30, 2010

  "Death, Money and Megaraves"

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2013 Stories by Dennis Romero

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  Transgender Woman's Hollywood Beating by Thugs Captured on Video

  published Jun 19, 2013

  A transgender woman was kicked and pummeled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and some of it was caught on video. The LAPD this week released the security footage of a douchebag in a YSL t-shirt and two... More >>

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  Walter Lee Williams, ex-USC Prof Charged With Making Child Porn, Arrested in Mexico

  published Jun 19, 2013

  Only a day after he was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, former USC professor and alleged molester Walter Lee Williams was captured in Mexico, the bureau's L.A. office announced last... More >>

• Michael Hastings Probed the CIA Before Fatal Hollywood Crash

  published Jun 18, 2013

  Michael Hastings, the Buzzfeed writer who appeared to have died in a fiery Hollywood crash early today, had reported extensively on the CIA and was rumored to be continuing work on that beat at the ti... More >>

• Michael Hastings, Noted Journalist, Dies in Fiery Hollywood Crash (VIDEO)

  published Jun 18, 2013

  See also: Michael Hastings Probed The CIA Before Fatal Hollywood Crash. A fiery car crash on Highland Avenue early this morning appeared to take the life of a well-liked and accomplished journalist, ... More >>

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  Is L.A.'s Plastic Bag Ban a New Way For Stores to Charge You Morer

  published Jun 18, 2013

  L.A. will become the largest city in America to outlaw one-time-use plastic bags at grocery stores and markets if the City Council's vote today stands. Opponents of the measure say it's a gift to the... More >>

• Bicycle Used as Deadly Weapon in Santa Monicar

  published Jun 18, 2013

  You probably know that if you hit someone with your car in a fit of anger you could be prosecuted for assault with a deadly weapon and more. But did you know that a bicycle could be a deadly weapon t... More >>

• Can Echo Park Hipsters be Safe From Gangsr

  published Jun 18, 2013

  The City Attorney's office wants to create a 3.8 mile gang-free zone around Echo Park. Perhaps it's a sign of gentrification and the need to protect hipsters on the streets. It'll be an uphill battle... More >>

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  Movement to Ban Hands-Free Driving-While-Texting Grows

  published Jun 18, 2013

  We told you recently how the AAA was recommending that lawmakers look at all the things you can do with high-tech, in-car infotainment systems, including updating Facebook and checking and sending ema... More >>

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  Anti-Gay Hate Crime in South L.A: Car Windows Smashed

  published Jun 18, 2013

  See also: A Gay Leader Emerges in the 'Hood. Is South L.A. no place to be gayr A 28-year-old man says he awoke recently to find that someone had smashed the windows of his car, flattened its tires, ... More >>

• Metro Subway's Virtual Free Rides End As Turnstyles To Lock Up

  published Jun 18, 2013

  If you believe the New York Times, the arrival of "latched" gates at our subway stations this summer is a "milestone," a sign that L.A. is entering municipal adulthood and becoming more like our vastl... More >>

• Joe Francis Sex Tape Quashed by Porn CEO

  published Jun 17, 2013

  We were looking forward to seeing how a guy who beat down a woman (we can say that legally because he was convicted of it) gets down in the bedroom. After all, onetime Douche of the Decade Joe Franci... More >>

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  Themed Runs, Obstacle Courses Taking Over Jogging Events

  published Jun 17, 2013

  Apparently just doing it isn't enough for you people. Nope. Putting on your New Balance shoes and heading for the tape is a bore. And so a revolution is afoot: Themed runs and obstacle-course events ... More >>

• Michael Rodney Kane: Teacher Arrested in Wife's West Hills Murder

  published Jun 17, 2013

  An elementary school teacher accused of killing his estranged wife in West Hills was arrested in San Bernardino County shortly after midnight, police tell the Weekly. Details from LAPD headquarters w... More >>

• Bicyclist Hit Near Caltech, Dies

  published Jun 17, 2013

  Another weekend, another dead bicyclist. This one didn't appear to involve one of the many hit-and-run collisions that have plagued greater L.A: The driver stayed and was not cited:It happened 6 p.m.... More >>

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  Porn Ban For U.S. Armed Forcesr

  published Jun 17, 2013

  The porn industry has had a rough five years, from an online migration of content that has pirated its products to a drive in its hometown of L.A. to require condoms on-set. Now a conservative group ... More >>

• Man Fatally Stabbed Wife in West Hills; Now On The Loose, Cops Say

  published Jun 17, 2013

  He was arrested overnight: See the story here. Cops were on the lookout for an estranged husband who forced his way into his wife's West Hills residence over the weekend and killed her, leaving her "... More >>

• Half-Naked Man on North Hollywood Tower Stands Off With LAPD (PHOTO)

  published Jun 14, 2013

  Corrected at the bottom: Turns out he was only half-naked. Headline has changed. Getting naked is always a great way to kick of the weekend. But not if you do it in public. A man climbed an eight-st... More >>

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  Raves Should Be Able to Return to L.A. Coliseum, Garcetti Says

  published Jun 14, 2013

  When he takes office in a few weeks, Eric Garcetti will become L.A.'s first EDM mayor. EDM stands for electronic dance music, for those of you who don't know. You see, Garcetti is hip. He's the only ... More >>

• The End of Snow-Capped Mountains for L.Ar

  published Jun 14, 2013

  Admit it: You take Southern California for granted. Surfing in the summer. Snowboarding in the winter. Gorgeous natural scenery all year long. That might not last forever. In fact a UCLA study releas... More >>

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  Marijuana: Obama is Champion Spender on Medical Enforcement

  published Jun 14, 2013

  President Obama has said cracking down on medical marijuana in states where it's legal, like California, wouldn't be a priority for his law enforcement agencies. But a new report by the group America... More >>

• Pit Bull Discrimination Must Stop, Change.org Petition Says

  published Jun 14, 2013

  Some fans of the pit bull breed have been mad at us ever since four members of their favorite dog family fatally attacked a jogger east of Palmdale last month. It's not the first time we've reported ... More >>

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  Garcetti: Tough on Pot Shops, But Pro-Marijuanar

  published Jun 14, 2013

  In an "ask me anything" session on Reddit last night Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti distanced himself from his consistently strict stances on medical marijuana dispensaries. In fact, he reiterated that he... More >>

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  Cartel Hit Man Confesses to Killing 30; 10 Victims Linked to California

  published Jun 14, 2013

  The sordid life of 52-year-old Californian Jose Martinez, reputed drug-cartel hit man, unraveled this week when he confessed to killing a man who had dissed his daughter. And then he confessed to at l... More >>

• John Zawahri Left Letter Expressing Sorrow Before SMC Rampage

  published Jun 14, 2013

  The man believed to be the Santa Monica rampage shooter left a note expressing sorrow for the death of his father and brother, police said tonight. The also said farewell to some friends and stated t... More >>

• Tow Truck Ran Light, Did 50 MPH+ in Fatal DTLA Crash, Cops Say

  published Jun 13, 2013

  The tow truck that collided with a Metro bus, killing its driver, was going as fast as 60 miles per hour through a red light when the downtown L.A. crash happened, police said today. The flatbed tow ... More >>