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

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  Superbowl Drunks to Be Targeted All Weekend by LAPD: Here's Your Cheat Sheet

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Are you ready for some ... jailr Thought so. Nothing like a few bars to make a big, football-loving brawler turn into a bawl-er. Ever the Buzz Killington, the LAPD is going balls out -- no pun int... More >>

• Chihuahuas Overpopulating L.A., Being Flown to Seattle (Really)

  published Feb 03, 2012

  We're a sad bunch of self-centered, narcissistic, good-looking people, Los Angeles. Stop checking yourself in the mirror for just a second to realize that when you start a trend involving living bein... More >>

• Jack Sparrow Gets Worst of It From Catwoman as Characters Fight on Hollywood Boulevard

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Clarification at the bottom. There's no stopping the costumed characters of Hollywood Boulevard. After the LAPD tried to ban them from the area near Highland Avenue, they sued and won: Freedom of spe... More >>

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  Mark Berndt Fed Filthy Cookie to Third-Grader, Parent Obdulia Bueno Says: VIDEO

  published Feb 03, 2012

  The horrific tale of Mark Berndt, the South L.A. third-grade teacher accused of binding and gagging at least 23 of his students, keeps getting worse. He was accused of fondling a girl in 1994 and, ev... More >>

• Blacks, Latinos Faced Housing Discrimination in the Antelope Valley, but Not in Palmdale, City Says Proudly

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Discrimination is an ugly thing (says the guy who gets keys tossed at him at the valet stand), so it's important we don't accuse innocents. The city of Palmdale today announced that, in fact, that wa... More >>

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  Marijuana for the Taking (and the Toking) Found Floating in Ocean off Marina Del Rey

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Yes, there is a god, said the surfer. Free marijuana floating in the ocean was just there for the taking. Unfortunately, Sheriff's deputies got to it before any of the guys at Venice Pier could. Dam... More >>

• First Date Sex: Check the Type of Phone Your Valentine Has

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Okay, guys. We know you're sizing up potential mates for that overpriced Valentine's Day meal. And we know you all want your investment to pay off. (Yeah, boys think this way. Really). Well, here's ... More >>

• Robert Aaron Stephens, Hollywood Actor, Date Raped Women After Taking Them to Industry Events, LAPD Says

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Creeps come in all shapes and sizes, it seems. Not to make light of the alleged victims, but you almost pity this guy: He's got Hollywood looks, and he calls himself an actor. But cops say Robert ... More >>

• Burglar Picks Wrong House, Is Shot, Critically Wounded by World War II Vet Jack Goodwin

  published Feb 02, 2012

  The annals of criminal stupidity usually come down to one thing: Choosing the wrong victim. Not to endorse picking on the vulnerable, but our pages here have been awash with stories of retards who t... More >>

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  Lingerie for All Women, No Matter What Skin Tone, Says L.A.'s Tara Raines (Amen)

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Okay fellas, here's what you're getting your girl for Valentine's Day: A bra that matches her skin tone! Ah!r Nor Well, anyway, if you're in the market, you might have a hard time fulfilling that wis... More >>

• John Puncel, Former Women's Volleyball Coach, Allegedly Took Upskirt Video at Glendale Galleria: Cops Say Underage Victims Possible

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Dearest perverts: Try not to take "upskirt" videos of women going up or down escalators ... while cops are watching you! Doing so while everyone else is watching you is bad enough. But Glendale po... More >>

• Academy Awards at Theater With No Namer Kodak, Seeking Bankruptcy Protection, Wants Out

  published Feb 01, 2012

  This year's Academy Awards are loaded with controversy, and they haven't even been handed out yet. Brett Ratner pulled out of producing the show after uttering an anti-gay slur. Then onetime friend-o... More >>

• Joan Rivers Demonstrates Why Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Needed in L.A: VIDEO

  published Feb 01, 2012

  We're not surprised Joan Rivers has the balls to get stoned on television. After all, she readily portrays herself as the ultimate red-carpet Nazi, able to destroy superstar sartorial choices that m... More >>

• Venice Barber Shop Shooting Wounds Two

  published Feb 01, 2012

  Two people were shot and wounded after a suspect walked into a Venice barber shop and opened fire this morning, police said. It happened about 9:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Lincoln Boulevard, LAPD O... More >>

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  Los Angeles Is the Best-Smelling City on the Planetr

  published Feb 01, 2012

  Among L.A.'s prouder distinctions -- worst traffic, rudest people -- is a new one: Smelliest City on the Planet. So says GQ magazine this week. The thing is, it's not a put-down. It's a love letter:L... More >>

• Mark Berndt, L.A. Teacher Accused of Horrific Sex Crimes, Still Being Paid More Than $3,800 a Month -- Report

  published Feb 01, 2012

  Mark Berndt, the 63-year-old former teacher accused of horrific crimes against children at a South Los Angeles elementary school, is actually enjoying a $3,800-a-month-plus pension that you couldn't t... More >>

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  Facebook Emotions Are Contagious, and You Just Might Be Bringing Your Friends Down

  published Feb 01, 2012

  You know that Debbie Downer friend on Facebook who posts each day about being unable to sleep well, stand the pain or, worse, find true lover Oy vey. Turns out she's bringing everybody down with her.... More >>

• Ara Najarian: Eastsiders Angry Over Glendale Councilman's Comment That Sign Pollution Reminds Him of East L.A.

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Oh no he didn't. Some Eastsiders are up in arms because Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian said he didn't want to see his city turn into another East L.A. The comment came as Glendale is moving t... More >>

• Rave Promoters' Alleged Under-the-Table Cash Payments to Union Hands at L.A. Coliseum Probed by FBI -- Source

  published Jan 31, 2012

  The FBI is looking into allegations that millions of dollars in under-the-table cash payments were made by rave promoters and other exhibitors to union hands working events at the troubled L.A. Colise... More >>

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  Serial Killer on the Eastside Following Deaths of Bree'Anna Guzman, Michelle Lozanor Cautious LAPD Doesn't Rule It Out

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Rumors of serial killers on the loose are nothing new to the LAPD. But they seem to have taken on a new life thanks to the rapid-fire chatter of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. In Wilmi... More >>

• Anthony Almeida Harassed by Fellow LAFD Firefighters Over His Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Claims: Department Will Pay $500,000

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Looks like the boys in the station had quite a laugh over firefighter Anthony Almeida's legal claims that he was abused by a Catholic priest. And now the Los Angeles Fire Department must pay nearly $... More >>

• Marijuana Dispensaries Shut Out of Chatsworth After LAPD Busts Last One

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Even as City Hall is moving toward outlawing all medical marijuana dispensaries in this pot shop capital of America, the LAPD is doing its part all by its lonesome. The department has, almost single... More >>

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  Marijuana Ban in Los Angeles Heads to City Council: Dispensary Group Pushes Alternatives

  published Jan 31, 2012

  It looks like the City Council will vote on banning all of L.A.'s iconic pot shops in February after the Public Safety Committee gave the idea a unanimous okay last week, officials say. The prospect ... More >>

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  Valentine Comes Early for Wife Who Gets $1 Million Winning Scratchers Lottery Ticket From Burbank Hubby

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Awwww. We think. After a million-dollar lottery winner realized his fortune he called his wife. She ordered him home ASAP. This was spun as a pre-Valentine's Day love story by the California Lott... More >>

• America Wants Marijuana Reform, Former LAPD Leader Tells Obama Via YouTube: Will He Respondr

  published Jan 30, 2012

  Updated at the bottom with Obama's response. First posted at 7:01 a.m. The people who want to decriminalize marijuana are bringing the issue to President Obama this morning. A retired LAPD deputy ch... More >>