Reporter Britt Montero

Name of Reporter Britt Montero	Hometown Miami	Age 32	Marital Status Single	Occupation Police beat reporter for The Miami News
Who Do You Trust? Lottie Dane, the best news photographer I have ever worked with and the best friend I ever had. She is fearless and dedicated. She has covered Colombian earthquakes, fire fights in El Salvador and photographed the endless corpses in Jonestown. She captures the heart stopping moments, life and death in America's most violent city. Everybody else I run through NCIC (National Crime Information Center).
How did you get involved in sleuthing? There is something noble about venturing out each day to seek the truth. The police beat is a front row seat on life---comedy, tragedy, sex, violence and greed. Every day is an adventure. A victim has no better friend than a good reporter.
What Are Some Of Your Pet Peeves? Bureaucrats, cops who stonewall, editors, politicians, voice mail, and the justice system, which so rarely works.
Do You Have A Role Model? My father, who I lost to a Castro firing squad when I was only three years old.
What Are Some Of Your Hobbies? Target shooting at the pistol range, delving into the old, unsolved cases that haunt me.
What Would You Say Are Your Most Distinguishing Characteristics? I am a news junkie. I straddle two worlds, Anglo and Cuban, yet I am not quite at home in either. I love Miami, the pulse beat of this hot-blooded city touches my soul.
Will You Give Us A Quote? "The newspaper is something I can count on in a world full of uncertainty. It publishes every day, rain or shine, in peace or war. The newspaper will outlive all of us and record our history, our beginnings and endings. No matter what happens, the newspaper will come out tomorrow, like the sun. People will wake up in the morning and find it on their lawns. One of the few sure things in life, it is something to hold on to."