Email Author Dennis Romero
Awards
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2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 30, 2010
"Death, Money and Megaraves"
2013 Stories by Dennis Romero
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FEATURED STORY
Marijuana Found Floating In Ocean Off SoCal -- 3.3 Tons Worth (VIDEO)
published Apr 03, 2013
Where does all this weed that Mexican smugglers are boating to Southern California end upr After all, the legitimacy of medical marijuana in the Golden State means that consumers end up with the some... More >>
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'Illegal Immigrant' Is So Over, AP Declares
published Apr 02, 2013
Immigrants' advocates have long argued that entering the United States without permission makes you about as much an illegal immigrant as blowing through a stop sign makes you an illegal driver. In o... More >>
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5 Reasons John Travolta is Definitely, Absolutely NOT Gay
published Apr 02, 2013
Okay -- we know what you're thinking: John Travolta is super friggin' gay: He makes Andy Dick look like a mixed-martial arts heavyweight from Brazil. But hear us out: Some of the allegations against... More >>
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Bomb Prank at L.A. Port Apparently Not That Funny: John Edward Bearden Gets House Arrest
published Apr 02, 2013
A former Port of Los Angeles mechanic was sentenced to house arrest after he admitted to punking his co-workers with a fake bomb. John Edward Bearden says he did it to ... " ... see how long it wou... More >>
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Is Anything 'Made in California' Anymorer Law Would Create Prideful Label
published Apr 02, 2013
You know you swell up just a little bit when you read that "Designed by Apple in California" label on the back of your iPhone. Don't be too proud, though: As you well know, it might have been designe... More >>
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Marijuana Users Don't Eat More, Study Says
published Apr 02, 2013
The stereotype of the chunky, Cheetos-scarfing pothead never rang true to us. All the daily smokers we knew were more like Spicoli than Belushi (who appeared to like the nose candy anyway). Yet anoth... More >>
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RedBall Art Project Comes To Los Angeles (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
published Apr 02, 2013
A huge red ball on the streets of downtownr Is it a stray from Coachellar Did the beach just move eastr No, it's an art project from New York called RedBall. And it's here through Thursday: Artist K... More >>
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L.A. City Hall Finds New Way To Ignore You -- With MyLA311 App
published Apr 02, 2013
Technology is just amazing. Besides providing new ways for you be embarrassed by your mom (Facebook), called out by your peers (Twitter) and dumped by your lesser half (texting), smartphones can now ... More >>
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Daniel Martinez Arrested In Abduction Of 10-Year-Old Northridge Girl
published Apr 01, 2013
One of two men alleged to have abducted a 10-year-old girl from her Northridge home was arrested over the weekend, cops announced. The suspect wasn't the man named by police on Saturday, Tobias Dusti... More >>
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Westside Mansions' Power-Use Gluttony Confirmed By Awesome UCLA Electricity Map
published Apr 01, 2013
An awesome new electricity use map created by UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities shows what you probably already suspect. Those righteous Prius drivers and aficionados of all things... More >>
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Red-Car Flasher Suspect Luis Bucio-Cedeno Arrested In Valley
published Apr 01, 2013
They got the "red-car flasher," cops say, but where's the red carr The smoking gun in the two-year-long case of dozens of indecent-exposure reports, a red Toyota Camry, was not with 24-year-old Luis ... More >>
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Jesus Christ Would Probably Be Glad that Google Honored Cesar Chavez on Easter
published Apr 01, 2013
Cesar Chavez was no saint, but he did do the Christian thing when he saw an entire class of people, Latino and Filipino farm workers, suffering in slum-like living conditions, putting in grueling hour... More >>
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Easter Bunny Stopped By CHP (PHOTO)
published Apr 01, 2013
What's wrong with this picturer An Easter bunny riding down the freeway in motorcycle with a sidecar on Easter weekendr Perfectly normal scene for Southern California. Except that the bunny wasn't we... More >>
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American Men Don't Pay For Sex As Often As You Think
published Apr 01, 2013
Men are whore-mongering pervs. But only in their secret lives. That has been the rap on American guys, at least since the postwar days when the infamous Kinsey report discovered that more than two-th... More >>
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Tobias Dustin Summers Is Kidnapper of Northridge Girl, Remains At-Large, Cops Say
published Mar 30, 2013
A man cops say has a lengthy record, including allegations of kidnapping and robbery, was named today as the main suspect in the shocking abduction of a Northridge girl earlier this week. Tobias Dust... More >>
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Supercute Bulldog Pup Stolen From Home By SoCal DirecTV Installer, Cops Allege (PHOTOS)
published Mar 29, 2013
Cops say a 38-year-old undocumented worker installing DirecTV systems took a $2,500 English bulldog puppy from a customer's home in Victorville. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department today a... More >>
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Steven Brooks, Ex-Legislator, In SoCal Pursuit That Ends In Attack On Cop Dog (VIDEO)
published Mar 29, 2013
The first assemblyman ever expelled from Nevada's legislature was arrested in Southern California yesterday following a bizarre CHP pursuit and subsequent attack on a police dog. Some of the action w... More >>
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Noz Parties Return As L.A. Authorities Crack Down On Nitrous Distribution
published Mar 29, 2013
Following its crackdown on alleged distributors of rave drug nitrous oxide last week, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department today said local "noz parties" are on the rise and frequently end in violence... More >>
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Bicyclist Sustains Major Injuries In Valley Village Hit-And-Run By Mercedes SUV
published Mar 29, 2013
See also: Hit-and-Run Blowback on LAPD. A series of hit-and-run crimes on bicyclists have L.A. bike activists fuming this spring. The community was buzzing about a near-death hit-and-run in Griffith... More >>
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Porn Knocks On Camarillo's Door After Condoms Required In L.A.
published Mar 29, 2013
The porn industry has been none too happy about L.A. county's mandatory condom ordinance. It has threatened to leave the state, but it might have found a solution closer to home: By simply moving pro... More >>
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UniverSoul Circus Boycotted By Animal Rights Activists; Show Says Animals Treated Well
published Mar 29, 2013
Activists are targeting theUniverSoul Circus today because it apparently uses captive wild animals as part of the entertainment. The show says the animals are well-treated. The production has been on... More >>
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David Martinez Was Unarmed When Shot By LAPD In Echo Park, Family Says (VIDEO)
published Mar 29, 2013
Relatives of an Echo Park man shot by cops last week say he was unarmed despite allegations by the LAPD that he appeared to have pointed a gun at officers pursuing him. Family members plan to hold a ... More >>
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2 Sought In Abduction Of Northridge Girl; L.A. Parents Urged To Be Vigilant
published Mar 28, 2013
Cops were looking for two suspects in the shocking abduction of a Northridge 10-year-old early yesterday, a victim who was held for 12 hours and suffered "very traumatic ... indignities," LAPD Command... More >>
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Drug Overdoses Take More Lives Than Car Accidents; California Bill Hopes To Change That
published Mar 28, 2013
You know you have an overdose problem when more of us in California die from drugs than car accidents. Nationwide a majority of those deaths involved prescription drugs. Marijuana looks downright ben... More >>
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Lotto Scam In San Fernando Valley Nets Thousands Of Dollars
published Mar 28, 2013
What if someone came up to you and offered to split their winnings from a Lotto ticketr All you'd have to do, in return, is cash it for them and put up money to show good faith that you're not going ... More >>
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