Email AuthorDennis Romero
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10 Raver Deaths in 5 Years: Ecstasy Often Blamed
June 20, 2012 in The Informer
ahorasilhouettesA Canadian doctor who wants to legalize ecstasy says the drug is safe and that it's only the adulterated version of MDMA you find on the street that can kill...
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Matt Groening Pulls Plug on 'Life in Hell,' Comic That Helped Inspire The Simpsons
June 20, 2012 in The Informer
Matt Groening pulled the plug on the iconic comic strip, "Life in Hell," that helped give birth to The Simpsons on Fox. USA Today reports that the last of the syndicated...
Skid Row Funk Finally Gets Cleaned Up
June 19, 2012 in The Informer
Denny's Girl Fight Caught on Video: Nearly Half Dozen Cited for Assault
June 19, 2012 in The Informer
Mike Hakopyan Arrested, Accused of Running 'Russian Call Girl Ring' Out of Santa Monica, L.A.
June 19, 2012 in The Informer
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Abdul Arian: $120 Million Lawsuit Filed in Case of Teen Shot by LAPD on Live TV
June 19, 2012 in The Informer
Abdul Arian / FacebookThat $120 million legal claim against the city in the case of Abdul Arian, a 19-year-old who was fatally shot on live television by LAPD officers in...
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Asians Surpass Latinos in Immigration to United States
June 19, 2012 in The Informer
AgentAkitAsians have, since 2009, surpassed Latinos in immigration to the United States, according to a new Pew study. So all you immigrant haters out there have a new group to...
Gil Turner's, Liquor Store to the Stars on Sunset Strip, Robbed; Suspects Nabbed Fast
June 19, 2012 in The Informer
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Surface Tablet Crashes During Microsoft Unveiling in Hollywood
June 18, 2012 in The Informer
@byandreachangYou have to love Microsoft for complicating the uncomplicated and making the computer experience a nightmare for going on two generations now. The behemoth unveiled its Surface tablet in Hollywood today,...
Minimum Auto Insurance for $2,278? Only in L.A.
June 18, 2012 in The Informer
Amid South L.A. Rapes, Suspect in 1 Attack Nabbed After Victim Found on Bus Bench
June 18, 2012 in The Informer
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Rodney King Was Smoking Weed Before His Death -- Report
June 18, 2012 in The Informer
AP / YouTubeRodney KingUpdated at the bottom: Cops reportedly confiscated marijuana plants from King's home. Rodney King's fiancee is reportedly saying the 47-year-old was smoking weed before his death yesterday morning. But...
Three Horses Die in Stable Fire in Unincorporated South L.A.
June 18, 2012 in The Informer
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EDC Vegas Sees Two Attendees Die, Including One Who Reportedly Took Ecstasy
June 18, 2012 in The Informer
@ParisHiltonParis Hilton at EDC 2012One of the reasons Electric Daisy Carnival moved to Las Vegas last year was the scrutiny (and subsequent scandal) sparked following the ecstasy overdose death of...
Rodney King Dead at 47
June 17, 2012 in The Informer
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Ecstasy Is Safe, Dr. Perry Kendall Says: He's An Idiot
June 15, 2012 in The Informer
ahorasilhouettesA Canadian doctor flew off the deep end this week when he declared that pure ecstasy was essentially safe. While many still debate the safety of MDMA, the jury is still...
Angelyne to Auction Off 'Celebrity' Memorabilia
June 15, 2012 in The Informer
Naked Bike Ride Hits Los Angeles Saturday: How to Find Out Where
June 15, 2012 in The Informer
Stephanie Harnett Says She's a USC Student Journalist, but She Spies for Walmart?
June 14, 2012 in The Informer
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Marijuana Dispensary in Upland Raided by Feds: Six Arrested as Part of Ongoing Obama Administration Crackdown
June 14, 2012 in The Informer
@G3medsDon't say they didn't warn you. Federal authorities today seem to be making an example of the folks behind an Inland Empire chain of marijuana dispensaries run under the banner of...
Mark Gurman, Toughest Journalist on the Apple Beat, Is High School Teen From L.A.
June 14, 2012 in The Informer
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Epic Glendale Wedding Brawl Sweeps 100 Into Fracas: Karpis Termendzyan Arrested
June 14, 2012 in The Informer
Google MapsPalace of dreams.Wedding brawls are, unfortunately, not that unusual: Booze, bridesmaids and boys in tuxedos always seem get the violence started. But you haven't seen anything like this: Cops in...
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RZA of Wu-Tang Clan to Teach Teens in Juvenile Hall How to be Better Fathers
June 14, 2012 in The Informer
RZA teachers you how to swaddle.Hey young dads, want to learn how to change your baby's diaper or dress her up properly? Let RZA, the legendary hip-hop producer and member of...
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Jacob Anthonisen Person of Interest After Stepbrother Steven Simmons Found Dead
June 14, 2012 in The Informer
@jacobanthonisenThat discovery of a body in a Cadillac Escalade in the Fairfax District last weekend has cops looking for a "person of interest" named Jacob Anthonisen, an apparent party boy...
Terie Colecchi, Pat's II Bar Bouncer Beaten to Death: Suspects Surrender
June 13, 2012 in The Informer
