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
Paul Tanaka, Sheriff's 2nd-In-Command & Once Head Of Troubled L.A. County Jails, Retires
published Mar 06, 2013
Paul Tanaka, the controversial second-in-command at the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, heavily criticized for his oversight of a troubled jails system, is retiring, the department announced this af... More >>
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Corey Delaine Stewart: Cops Say Suspect Had SUV Rigged For Rape, Used It
published Mar 06, 2013
Cops say they've arrested a man wanted in connection with a super-creepy rape in which a vehicle rigged with a passenger door that could not be opened was used in an attack on a woman contacted throug... More >>
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L.A., California Streets Crumbling, Will Need Billions To Fix, Report Says
published Mar 06, 2013
If you think our streets are crumbling before our very eyes, you're not alone. The latest California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment by the League of California Cities shows that o... More >>
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Poll Worker Shot In Watts On Election Day; Love Triangle Suspected
published Mar 06, 2013
In L.A. we have the drive-by shooting, the car-to-car shooting and now, on election day, the poll-worker shooting. Yeah. In Watts yesterday civic-minded voters were reminded why we need our police an... More >>
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Colin Sawyer: Girl Scout Cookie Bandit Seen On Video Now In Custody, Cops Say
published Mar 05, 2013
If Southern California had its own Florida -- you know, a place where all the crazy-dumb crime happens -- it would be the Inland Empire. True to form, cops last night announced the arrest of Colin Sa... More >>
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Downtown L.A.'s Farmers Field Football Stadium Shunned By NFLr
published Mar 05, 2013
L.A.'s downtown stadium dreams might be over. That according to Yahoo! Sports, which cites "two sources" who say the NFL is just not that into Anschutz Entertainment Group's proposed Farmers Field ne... More >>
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UCLA a Top 8 University, According To Times Higher Education World Ranking
published Mar 05, 2013
UCLA is the eighth best university in the world, according to the latest Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings. That's even better than last year's 13th place for the publication's World U... More >>
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Methane Ocean Stink Gets Westsiders Worried
published Mar 04, 2013
When many Westsiders woke up yesterday it was to the smell of the aftermath of a really rockin' house party. Or, say Santa Monica authorities, it was a natural release of methane gas from the ocean. ... More >>
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Paul Maldonado, Kurt Logan: LAPD Cops Save Life At Warner Center Restaurant
published Mar 04, 2013
A few days after a pair of cops were credited with saving the life of a woman in a burning tent downtown, two LAPD officers are being praised for helping to save the life of an elderly woman at a pizz... More >>
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Just When Gas Prices Start To Level Off, California Announces Tax Hike At Pump
published Mar 01, 2013
Just when you thought it was safe to purchase gas again, the state is adding $3.5 cents to every gallon you buy. Yep, right when the AAA of Southern California is screaming, "Gas Price Spike Screeche... More >>
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Marquis Monte Horn, Alleged Pimp, Recruited Would-Be Models Online, Feds In L.A. Say
published Mar 01, 2013
A Long Beach pimp promised girls the world, including $500 a day, green cards and help for their families. But what some got was a career in prostitution. He recruited them from the web, including t... More >>
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Brandon Simpson: Ex-LAPD 911 Operator Gets Federal Time For 'Repugnant' Child Porn
published Mar 01, 2013
Warning: You're going to want to wash your eyeballs out with soap after reading this. A former LAPD 911 operator was sentenced this week to 72 months in federal prison after he admitted to possessing... More >>
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Sport Chalet Explosion Injures 2 In La Canada Flintridge
published Mar 01, 2013
Two people apparently checking out a possible gas leak in a utility closet were burned when the room exploded this morning, fire officials said. It happened at the Sport Chalet at La Canada Flintridg... More >>
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DUI Checkpoints, Patrols For Silver Lake, Hollywood, Long Beach Starting Tonight
published Mar 01, 2013
Can you say early springr Yeah, as things warm up out there, the heat is on. The LAPD, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and Long Beach police have a bunch of DUI checkpoints waiting for you this ... More >>
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California Does Well In Gallup Happy Poll
published Mar 01, 2013
Earlier this month we told you how a study looking at geolocation data and key words on Twitter found that California has some of the happiest towns in America, including a few in Southern California.... More >>
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Ammar Harris, Suspect In Crazy Vegas Strip Shooting, Arrested In L.A.
published Feb 28, 2013
Updated below. First posted at 1:58 p.m. See also: Crazy Vegas Strip Car-To-Car Shooting Involving Maserati Ends With 3 Dead. When ultra-violence broke out on the Las Vegas Strip one week ago we h... More >>
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Obama Administration Weighs in on California Same-Sex Marriage Battle
published Feb 28, 2013
The Obama administration today put its weight behind opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage. The office of Attorney General Eric Holder filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, ... More >>
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LAPD Rescues Woman From Exploding Tent on Skid Row (PHOTOS)
published Feb 28, 2013
An LAPD officer was being praised by the department for bravely going where you or I probably would not have gone: Inside a burning tent to save a woman's life. It happened early today on Skid Row a... More >>
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Oxycodone Bust From L.A. to Washington Nets 41 Suspects, LAPD Says
published Feb 28, 2013
That redneck crack known as oxycodone has reached down the coast from the hinterlands of eastern Washington state to our own backyard. LAPD announced a massive drug bust today, stating that 41 people... More >>
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Marijuana Legalization Supported By Record Number of Californians
published Feb 28, 2013
You love your weed, California. The latest Field Poll found a new, record number of California voters backing total legalization of marijuana. To which we ask, Where the hell were you people when you... More >>
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Cocaine in Your Pocketr Could Be a Simple Misdemeanor Under Mark Leno's Proposal
published Feb 28, 2013
See clarification at the bottom. State Sen. Mark Leno wants to do for cocaine, ecstasy and meth what he did for marijuana. That is, make possession of small amounts basically a ticket-worthy offense... More >>
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Paula Lopez, SoCal TV Anchor, Found After Being Reported Missing
published Feb 27, 2013
Updated at the bottom. She was found safe. Her family blames a medical issue. Headline has changed. First posted at 4:50 p.m. A Santa Barbara television news anchor has gone missing. Station KEYT Ne... More >>
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Miguel Ortiz: Kidnapper Dropped Off at Strip Club Found There By Police, Cops Say
published Feb 27, 2013
As part of our ongoing series about becoming a proper and successful criminal, we bring you another lesson in How Not to Do It. In this episode we will focus on the case of suspected gangsters Miguel... More >>
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Laura L. Purviance, 24, Murdered Own Mother in Woodland Hills, Prosecutors Say
published Feb 27, 2013
Prosecutors today alleged that a 24-year-old woman named Laura L. Purviance murdered her own mother in Woodland Hills two weeks ago. Charges against the suspect were unveiled today by the L.A. County... More >>
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Lupe Ontiveros' Family Rips Oscars as Indifferent to Latinos
published Feb 27, 2013
Updated at the bottom with a response from the Academy. First posted at 9:08 a.m. The family of Lupe Ontiveros ripped the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for failing to include the late a... More >>
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