Dennis Romero

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Spider-Man Entagled By Superheroes In Blue

Dennis Romero
Spider-Man was arrested today based on two warrants for allegedly jumping the metaphorical Metro subway turn-styles without paying, police tell LA Weekly, but it was apparently his fist that got him in real trouble.Actually it was a man portraying the comic hero who was nabbed by cops in the 6800......
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Veteran's Day Shame: Alleged War Hero Imposter Nabbed

Dennis Romero
A quick-thinking U.S. Navy commander has put an end to one alleged impersonator's war-hero fantasies on this Veteran's Day: She helped federal authorities based in Los Angeles nab a Riverside man who has allegedly been parading around in military uniforms and some of the nation's highest military medals. The 39-year-old,......
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Sheriff's Boat Runs Aground On Dry Land

Dennis Romero
The Old West image of the local sheriff as a six-shot cowboy still endures, so you might give Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies a little leeway for any perceived lack of sea legs and water navigation skills. But a sheriff's boat was on dry land Wednesday when it hit an......
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LAPD Searches For Halloween Acid Attacker

Dennis Romero
Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect who they say poured acid on the face of his girlfriend during a physical and sexual attack on Halloween. They're looking for 30-year-old Miguel Angel Herrera of Los Angeles, who they allege tortured his girlfriend by hitting her, cutting her, whipping her......
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City Legal Payouts Enough To Hire 1,200-Plus Cops

Dennis Romero
Here's a doozy: The city of Los Angeles paid out as much money in legal fees and lawsuit settlements as it would have spent to hire of 1,271 much-needed Los Angeles police officers.The calculation comes from the nonprofit group California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, which states that Los Angeles has......
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The Oscars: B-Movie King Gets A-List Award

Dennis Romero
B-movie king and splatter-flick auteur Roger Corman is getting a lifetime achievement Academy Award, the Associate Press is reporting Wednesday.The director and producer is behind hundreds of horror films, including Children of the Corn, Death Race 2000 and Piranha, that are so graphically over-the-top (and under most Hollywood budgets) that......
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Cops Looking For Halloween Rapist

Dennis Romero
Authorities are searching for a man who used acid to rape his sometime lover on Halloween, a Los Angeles police officer said.The attack took place in South Los Angeles when the suspect poured acid on the woman's face, the officer said. The attack started out as a "domestic dispute," according......
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Wall Street Journal Eying L.A. Times' Turf

Dennis Romero
The Wall Street Journal is reported to be pondering a Los Angeles edition as part of its expansion into cities that could be perceived to have weak local news dailies. Last week the paper moved into the Bay Area with a weekly edition following the threatened closure of the San......
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City To Begin Debating Pot Dispensaries Next Week

Dennis Romero
A City Council committee next week will begin the process of drafting a new law that aims to reign in the city's more than 800 medical-marijuana dispensaries. KPCC's (89.3) Frank Stolze reports that an ordinance under consideration by the council's public safety committee would prohibit dispensaries from operating with 1,000......