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Human trafficking: two Anaheim men Heat and imprisoned for forcing woman into prostitution drought by Vickie Vértiz conditions bring out the snakes By shel segal
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While they don’t get as much media attention as cuddly black bears, several species of snakes inhabit the foothill communities and can be plenty of a nuisance, if not dangerous. Larry Giannone, Sierra Madre police chief, said the year’s snake season began early due to the high temperatures that have happened as of late. “We’ve had one incident where a rattlesnake bit a lady who was working in her garden,” Giannone said. “It occurred about 10 days ago. But this is just the start of the heat coming out and our snake season has taken an early rise.” Giannone said Sierra Madre residents are already starting to deal with snakes on a larger scale. “We’ve had several snake calls – probably three times the amount of snake calls – this time of year than we typically do,” he said. “This time of year we’d only have one or two, but this year probably up to 10 or 12.” He added the unseasonably warm temperatures locally in April and May made the snakes more active early in the calendar. “It’s really the weather change,” he said. “The weather pattern is different. We had that week a few weeks ago when it was 103 degrees over here. It acts like summertime for them, so they come out of hibernation. They warm up and then they like to go to a cool place to cool down and that’s usually where you see
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Booking photos of Victor Romero and Gustavo R. Clemente -Courtesy Photos
Last Monday, two Anaheim residents were convicted of smuggling a woman into the United States and forcing her into prostitution to pay off a debt made to her family. The first man, Victor L. Romero, who is 33, pleaded guilty to human trafficking and pimping. The second man Gustavo R. Clemente, 36, pleaded guilty only to pandering. The men were tried at
the Orange County Superior Court. The first offender, Romero, was sentenced to five years in prison while the second man, Clemente, received four years. According to prosecutors, a 29-year-old woman testified at a preliminary hearing that she met Romero in her hometown in Mexico prior to December 2012. Romero, who received a slightly longer sentence, gave the woman money
to take care of a family member who became critically ill. Taking advantage of the difficult financial moment, Romero asked for the loan to be repaid, but the woman was unable to do so. He said he could bring her to the United States where he would find a job for her and she would be able to pay him back. Romero told her that he Please see page 2
Net Neutrality: How Internet service providers want to gain more control over our lives by jennifer schlueter How would you feel if your favorite website loaded very slowly, or not at all, because your Internet service provider (ISP) disagrees with its content or wants you to use their favored website instead? Yes, you could switch provid-
ers, but most people in the US do not have a choice between more than one or two providers. And what if the other providers block another website that you like? The most famous case of an ISP favoring a certain web-