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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2012 Stories by Dennis Romero

• 'Flash Occupation' of Los Angeles Banks Planned Today

  published Feb 09, 2012

  And you thought the occupation of Los Angeles was over with the raid on Occupy L.A.'s City Hall lawn encampment at the end of November. Oh no. The occupy nation is getting ready to confront a series... More >>

• Robert Butyka Hacked Into JPL Computer System, Called Himself 'The Iceman,' Feds Say

  published Feb 08, 2012

  He called himself The Iceman, and he hacked into some of the more sensitive computers in the realm of U.S. space and defense systems -- those at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. So says ... More >>

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  SeaWorld Whales Are Slaves Protected by U.S. Constitutionr Federal Judge in SoCal Actually Considers It

  published Feb 08, 2012

  Updated at the bottom: Case dismissed. First posted at 11:51 a.m. on Monday. You might have blown off PETA's claim that whales under the care of SeaWorld San Diego were deserving of constitutional pr... More >>

• Marijuana Sold for Profit at California Dispensariesr Guy Who Wrote the Law on This, John Vasconcellos, Says It's Legit

  published Feb 08, 2012

  One of the rallying cries of those opposed to the proliferation of pot shops in places like Los Angeles is that medical marijuana was never meant to be for-profit in the state of California. Yet, in ... More >>

• New Galaxy Discovered by UCLA Researchers (Really), but It's a 'Dwarf'

  published Feb 08, 2012

  UCLA researchers today announced that they've discovered a new galaxy. And not just any galaxy, but a "dwarf galaxy." Despite its relatively Manny Pacquiao-like dimensions, the new-to-us baby known a... More >>

• Kardashian Sisters' Fur Peddling at Their DASH Stores Draws Ire of Animal Rights Activists

  published Feb 08, 2012

  The Kardashian sisters can't escape the sour taste of haterade these days. First there was a movement to get Kim to pay more taxes (she saw a California rate of 10.3 percent in 2010 even though she ma... More >>

• Baby Handed to Homeless Couple Near Skid Row: Mom Allegedly Runs Off, Is Later Arrested by LAPD

  published Feb 08, 2012

  A woman handed off her infant to a homeless couple in the Old Bank District downtown in the middle of the night and ran off, cops say. Now the mom, identified as 21-year-old Jennifer Maria Edwards, i... More >>

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  Women Would Rather Facebook Than Have Sex With Husbands, Says Valentine's Week Survey

  published Feb 08, 2012

  Aw, how romantic. A new survey by the women's lifestyle site iVillage indicates that two-thirds of married women would almost rather do anything than have sex with their men. (Way to serve your ladi... More >>

• Miramonte Lawsuit Claims a Victim Was Transferred From Class of One Alleged Molester to That of Another After Dad Complained

  published Feb 08, 2012

  One of two lawsuits filed in the wake of the Miramonte Elementary School sex abuse scandal alleges one girl was victimized by suspect Mark Berndt and then transferred to the classroom of Martin Spring... More >>

• Sex Abuse Scandal at Miramonte, Hamilton High Claims Jobs of Two Accused Teachers: Martin Springer and Vance Miller

  published Feb 07, 2012

  In the midst of a historic scandal, the L.A. school district board today fired two teachers accused of molesting students. A firestorm was sparked when ex-Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Ber... More >>

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  Occupy L.A.'s So-Called Destruction of the City Hall Lawn Cost ... $76,000!r Policing of Occupy, Including Raid, Cost More Than $1.5 Million

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Updated at the bottom: The city is going with a Cadillac plan. First posted at 8:05 a.m. If you were part of the occupation of the L.A. City Hall lawn late last year, prepare to be very mad. Remembe... More >>

• Ricardo Guevara: Meet Miramonte's Original Molester

  published Feb 07, 2012

  You can add a third man to the string of accused sex criminals at embattled Miramonte Elementary School in Florence-Firestone. Actually, he's not accused. He's convicted. The story of Ricardo Guevar... More >>

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  Jimmy Luong, L.A. Ecstasy Kingpin, Gets 22 Years Behind Bars

  published Feb 07, 2012

  And then there was agony. Jimmy Luong, a 30-year-old from Monterey Park, was somewhat of an Ecstasy kingpin in these parts, responsible for the distribution of at least 1 million pills in just a few ... More >>

• Deer Shot by LAPD After It Was Hit, Wounded by Car: Cops Had to Put It Out of Its Misery

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Los Angeles police have a lot of animals to contend with on the mean streets of the second largest city in America. And sometimes cops have no choice but to shoot. Officials say that was the case ove... More >>

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  Shepard Fairey, Saber to Discuss L.A. City Mural Ordinance at Public Panel Discussion

  published Feb 07, 2012

  An unprecedented meeting of street artists and political artists will happen tonight in downtown L.A. Expected to attend: Shepard Fairey and Saber. Los Angeles, of course, is a graffiti art hot spot ... More >>

• Miramonte Staff Replaced Amid Sex Abuse Scandal, but They'll Be Back

  published Feb 06, 2012

  L.A. Unified School District chief John Deasy told parents tonight that the entire staff of the school would be replaced as authorities investigate the atrocious alleged sex crimes that took place at ... More >>

• Wilshire Boulevard Shut Down Near Miracle Mile After Man Shot: VIDEO

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Updated at the bottom: What started the whole thingr First posted at 2:28 p.m. It's not unusual to hear of a man shot on a weekday afternoon in L.A. But in this area it is. Wilshire Boulevard was sh... More >>

• Lingerie Bowl Dominated by Los Angeles Temptation for Third Year: PHOTOS

  published Feb 06, 2012

  While you were enjoying halftime festivities with Madonna yesterday the perv pay-per-view nation was tuning in to the real competition: Lingerie Bowl IX. Are you ready for some freak ballr Turns o... More >>

• 1914 Cyclone Motorcycle Worth $1 Million Taken in Bel Air Home Invasion

  published Feb 06, 2012

  When you have $1 million worth of vehicle, try to make sure no one's tailing you. The owner of a million-dollar, one-of-a-kind, 1914 twin-cylinder Cyclone motorcycle thinks that crooks might have fol... More >>

• Paul Adame, Germain Elementary School Janitor, Arrested on Suspicion of Lewd Acts on Child: LAPD Seeking More Possible Victims

  published Feb 06, 2012

  As if the L.A. school district needed one more scumbag touching children, the LAPD today announced the arrest of an elementary school janitor for alleged lewd acts on a child. The confluence of emplo... More >>

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  Marijuana Legalization Pioneer Is Against Proposed Ballot Initiative to Regulate and Tax Pot Shops in California

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Strange bedfellows in the world of medical marijuana now that the dispensary business might start to unravel in Southern California. Some pro-medical marijuana folks actually want the state to regula... More >>

• Miramonte Parents to Protest Outside Scandal-Plagued School This Morning

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Parents of kids at Miramonte Elementary School in Florence-Firestone have had enough. After last week's revelations that not one but two teachers are alleged to have molested students in class, and a... More >>

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  Martin Bernard Springer: Second Teacher at Miramonte Elementary School Arrested in Sex Crime Scandal

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Updated at the bottom with the suspect's ID, more info from the sheriff's department. First posted at 11:36 a.m. Miramonte Elementary School in South L.A. is turning into a big shop of horrors. Foll... More >>

• John Puncel Targeted Underage Girl for Upskirt Video at the Grove, Mom Says

  published Feb 03, 2012

  John Puncel, the former college volleyball coach arrested for allegedly taking lewd "upskirt" videos of a woman at Glendale Galleria this week, is suspected of similar crimes at L.A.'s famed Grove sho... More >>

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  Occupy L.A. Wants Its Octopus Back

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Occupy L.A. wants its murals back. Local leaders of the 99 percenter movement sent a letter to the city Department of Cultural Affairs asking for it to return the artwork, including a 24-by-16 piece ... More >>