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Larson /Thursday, 07 January 2010 LAKEPORT – Two men were arrested this week after they allegedly burglarized a local medical marijuana dispensary. Brandon Scott Saulter, Saulter, 19,
<br />and Reginald Bruce Mills, 21, both of Lakeport, were arrested shortly before midnight on Monday, according to Lt. Brad Rasmussen of the Lakeport Police Department. They are alleged to
<br />have burglarized Visions of Avatar, a medical marijuana dispensary just outside the city limits, according to Rasmussen. Lakeport Police Officer Jake Steely was on patrol that night
<br />and saw the two men in the 2700 block of S. Main near Rotten Robbie's gas station. Rasmussen said Steely made a consensual contact with the two and found them in possession of marijuana.
<br />Rasmussen said Steely recognized Mills as being on parole for a burglary charge, and Saulter had a misdemeanor arrest warrant out for him. While doing a parole search of Mills, Steely
<br />found not just marijuana but t-shirts from the store and other property alleged to have come from the establishment. Rasmussen said Saulter allegedly was carrying a bag containing marijuana,
<br />marijuana pipes, a scale and other paraphernalia. Steely determined they had just just burglarized the dispensary and arrested the men for possession of stolen property and burglary
<br />tools, said Rasmussen. The Lake County Sheriff's Office added a burglary charge. After arresting the men, Steely contacted the sheriff's office, which sent deputies to investigate the
<br />burglary. Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said one of the suspects allegedly told deputies that they went to the dispensary with the intent to burglarize it. He
<br />said deputies found that a hole had been pried in the building's tin siding in order to enter it. Smoking pipes and rolling papers were taken, and the suspects allegedly found and pried
<br />open a lock box containing an unknown amount of marijuana. Bauman said investigators still aren't sure of exactly what was taken…... http://lakeconews.com/content/view/12066/919/
<br />9 Threats Against DEA Agents Lead to Arrest of Tule Lake, CA Man Suspect Arrested with Handgun, Ammunition and Bullet-Proof Vest March 12, 2010 /Contact: Casey McEnry MAR 12 --SACRAMENTO,
<br />Calif. —Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gordon Taylor and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Stephen C. Herkins
<br />announced today the arrest of a convicted felon who was in possession of a firearm, ammunition and a bullet-proof vest. Micha GODFREY, 37, of Tule Lake, CA, was taken into custody yesterday
<br />by U.S. Park Service Rangers at the Lava Beds National Monument, after allegedly waving a firearm in the air. At the time of his arrest, GODFREY was under investigation by the DEA for
<br />allegedly threatening to kill DEA agents and their families…..On March 5, 2010, the DEA Sacramento Office received information that GODFREY allegedly sent several emails to a “medical”
<br />marijuana website in which he threatened to kill DEA agents and their families. GODFREY, GODFREY, who had previous ties to the Sacramento area, was reportedly living in Tule Lake, CA,
<br />located approximately 100 miles north or Redding, CA. On March 11, 2010, while DEA agents continued their investigation into the alleged threats, U.S. Park Rangers received a report
<br />of a suspicious man, who was later identified as GODFREY, waving a handgun in the air on Medicine Lake Road at the Lava Beds National Monument, approximately 10 miles from Tule Lake.
<br />Park Rangers responded to the area and took GODFREY into custody. At the time of his arrest, GODFREY was in possession of a .45 caliber revolver, ammunition and was wearing a bullet-proof
<br />vest. Earlier today, DEA, ATF, California Highway Patrol and Tule Lake Police Department Officers served a federal warrant at GODFREY’s residence located in the 500 block of 4th Street
<br />in Tule Lake, CA. As a result of that search, officers seized four firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, a bullet-proof vest, a laptop computer and marijuana plants…... http://www.justice.gov/
<br />dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/sanfran031210.html Search warrant nets fraud charge, pot bust for California couple By IFAwebnews Staff /Posted: January 19, 2010 A California husband and
<br />wife were arrested recently during an auto insurance fraud bust at two of their residences that also turned up 131 pounds of suspected marijuana. Vaughn Perkins, 49, and Mary Perkins,
<br />48, were arrested after law enforcement agents searched their properties in Red Bluff, Calif., and Elk Creek, Calif., according to the Corning Observer. Agents found three Harley Davidson
<br />motorcycles, one of which was reported stolen and the other two with altered vehicle identification numbers, and a Chevrolet Corvette reported stolen in 2006, according to the Tehama
<br />County District Attorney’s Office. Also discovered in the search were three assault rifles banned in California, 131 pounds of processed marijuana, $5,320 in cash and items used in the
<br />sales and cultivation of marijuana. The investigation into the couple was part of an ongoing auto insurance fraud case being investigated by the district attorney’s office with the help
<br />of other local agencies, the report said. Vaughn Perkins was charged with suspicion of possession of stolen property, fraudulent insurance claim, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession
<br />of a vehicle with an altered vehicle identification number and possession of illegal assault weapon. His wife, Mary Perkins, was charged with suspicion of possession of stolen property
<br />and cultivation of marijuana. http://ifawebnews.com/2010/01/19/search-warrant-nets-fraud-charge-pot-bust-for-california-couple/Driver blamed in 13 crashes, says he smoked pot first By
<br />Jose Luis Jiménez, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Thursday, March 25, 2010 ESCONDIDO— A man who admitted to driving under the influence of marijuana caused at least 13 crashes Thursday afternoon,
<br />police said. The spree finally stopped when he hit the last vehicle headon, disabling the 1998 Nissan Pathfinder he was driving. The 24-year-old from Temecula began hitting vehicles
<br />at about 2:40 p.m. while driving the sport utility vehicle north on Bear Valley Parkway
<br />10 near Royal Crest Drive, said Escondido police Sergeant Don Shumate. At least seven crashes were reported to police in that area, and the man did not stop for any of them, Shumate
<br />said. He made a Uturn, started driving south and spent most of his time on the wrong side of the road, the sergeant said. Many drivers had to swerve to avoid hitting the SUV. The man
<br />caused another six wrecks before he stopped after a head-on crash with a vehicle on Via Rancho Parkway near Interstate 15, the sergeant said. At one point, he passed in front of San
<br />Pasqual High School. Two people were taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries; they are expected to survive. When confronted by officers, the man said he had smoked marijuana and
<br />showed them a medical marijuana card that he obtained for treatment of an undisclosed ailment to justify his behavior, Shumate said. The man struck one officer in the face as he resisted
<br />being arrested, the sergeant said. He left a total of 13 reported crashes in a one-mile stretch. Police Police believe he may have crashed into more vehicles because of debris officers
<br />found on the road, but those crashes have not been reported. The man was booked into County Jail on suspicion of felony hit and run, battery on a peace officer and driving under the
<br />influence of marijuana. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/25/driver-blamed-string-crashes-says-he-smoked-potfi/FBI: Unruly passenger blames medical pot cookies By JOE MANDAK
<br />/The Associated Press /Wednesday, February 3, 2010 PITTSBURGH --A San Francisco man claims he was high on a double dose of medical marijuana cookies when he screamed, dropped his pants
<br />and attacked crew members on a cross-country flight, forcing its diversion to Pittsburgh, the FBI said Wednesday. Kinman Chan, 30, was charged in a criminal complaint with interfering
<br />with the duties of a flight attendant on allegations that he fought with crew members of US Airways Flight 1447 from Philadelphia to Los Angeles on Sunday…..Chan told agents who interviewed
<br />him in Pittsburgh that he ate marijuana cookies while waiting for his flight to depart in Philadelphia. "Chan advised he has a medical marijuana card and he took double his normal dose,"
<br />the complaint said. Margaret Philbin, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Pittsburgh, said Chan has a legally issued medical marijuana card for a "legitimate" health issue,
<br />which she declined to identify. The flight was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport, where Chan was arrested, then jailed until a federal magistrate granted him bond Tuesday,
<br />Philbin said. Chan remained jailed Wednesday because Allegheny County officials have also charged him with disorderly conduct, Philbin said…… http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010
<br />/02/03/AR2010020301612.html Two middle school students caught smoking marijuana on school bus By Sara Suddes /Feb 11, 2010 Two Ascencion Solorsano Middle School students were arrested
<br />Tuesday morning after bringing marijuana onto a school bus. During Tuesday's round of pick-ups, a Gilroy Unified School District bus driver who was filling in for another driver noticed
<br />the distinct smell of marijuana wafting through her bus while stopped at a red light. She immediately notified police and school administrators of her suspicions, and they met her bus
<br />when it arrived at Gilroy High School -the first school stop of the morning -to search the bus. Administrators found an unspecified amount of marijuana that one student tried hiding
<br />under a bus seat, and two male Solorsano students -a sixth grader and an eighth grader -were arrested, administrators said. "Is it unusual? Yes. Does it surprise me? No," Solorsano Principal
<br />Sal Tomasello said of marijuana being used at such a young age. "We see it across all grade levels in my experience."…..Police are still investigating the incident and working to confirm
<br />what type of drug was recovered, he said. On average, police respond to about five to 10 school incidents per week, he said. http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/263159-two-middle-school-students-caugh
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<br />11 Medical marijuana-laced fruity treats found at elementary school Jodi Hernandez of KNTV for NBC News Channel /March 5, 2010 OAKLAND, California --It looks like a tasty desert. But
<br />it’s the snack that got some children in a heap of trouble. A marijuana-laced fruity pebble treat made it's way from one of Oakland's medical marijuana dispensaries to the hands of a
<br />Pittsburgh 5th grader who shared it with friends at school. “It's very tragic when any medicine if any type makes it into the hands of children" Steve DeAngelo, who runs Harborside Health
<br />Center, a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland says he's gone to great lengths to package his marijuana snacks in a way that doesn't appeal to children. DeAngelo says, “I imposed
<br />a policy here, out of reach of children, it should not look like it's going to be (for children)” Medical marijuana user Angel Raich believes more can and should be done to keep kids
<br />safe. Not only should products not be kid friendly in any way, she says patients need to be more responsible. Raich has developed a special lockbox to keep her stash of medicine secure.
<br />“Products that are medical should not be in the hands of children,” Raich says. Meantime, DeAngelo's pulling the fruit flavored snacks from his shelves. He says in light of the incident
<br />he'll no longer offer them. "I'm going to discontinue the rainbow, if they want me to continue to sell it going to have to bring it in plain rice krispies" http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Medica
<br />l-marijuana-laced-fruity-treats-found-at/SWpir-XG6ku-UUm5mXYE2g.cspx Pot in 5th graders Fruity Pebbles treat Associated Press /Monday, March 1, 2010 Pittsburg, Calif. (AP) Police say
<br />a fifth grader brought special Fruity Pebbles treats to school on Monday: they contained marijuana. Police say they were contacted after several fifth graders at Stoneman Elementary
<br />School shared nibbles of the sugary treat. A couple of students told school staff, who contacted police and paramedics, said Pittsburg school superintendent Barbara Wilson. The student
<br />who brought the treats to school knew they contained pot, police say. The student had obtained the treats from her adult sister. The older sister told police she received the pot treats
<br />from a medical marijuana dispensary. Pittsburg police are investigating whether the sister had a legitimate card to obtain the pot. Lieut. Brian Addington of the Pittsburg Police Department
<br />said the students who tried the treat had ingested minute amounts of pot. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/03/01/state/n201731S46.DTL&tsp=1 2 arrested in Union City
<br />pot brownie sickenings Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer /Thursday, January 28, 2010 UNION CITY --Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with an incident in which five Union
<br />City high school students became sick after eating brownies containing marijuana, police said. An 18-year-old Union City man was arrested for alleged possession of marijuana and a 17-year-old
<br />student at Conley-Caraballo High School in Union City was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana brownies, a pipe and bags of marijuana, apparently for sale, said police Lt. Ben
<br />Horner. Their names
<br />12 were not released. The 18-year-old is not a student, police said. The arrests came a week after five students at James Logan High School reported feeling ill after eating brownies
<br />that contained marijuana. Two of the students went into convulsions and were taken to a hospital, but have since recovered. Despite fears that the brownies were laced with something
<br />besides marijuana, police said medical tests detected no other illegal drugs in the hospitalized students. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/27/BAUS1BOKO8.DTL&tsp=1
<br />Pot brownies sicken several in Orange County March 6, 2010 | 4:06 pm Several people who ate pot brownies in Huntington Beach on Friday felt so ill that they were sent to the hospital,
<br />police said. About four to five people eating at a restaurant on Main Street near Beach Boulevard complained of difficulty breathing and hallucinations, Huntington Beach police said.
<br />They asked paramedics to send them to the hospital. The pot brownies were purchased at a medical marijuana dispensary. Because those who complained of illness had medical marijuana cards,
<br />police did not consider the illnesses to be a criminal issue, said Huntington Beach Police Lt. Craig Bryant. Eating marijuana can produce more unpleasant reactions than inhaling it,
<br />according to the National Institutes of Health. A person smoking marijuana can feel the drug's effects in seconds or minutes, allowing the user to stop inhaling when they begin to feel
<br />unpleasant side effects. But it can take 30 to 60 minutes for people who ingest marijuana --in a brownie, for example --to feel the drug's effects. "These effects add up and last longer,
<br />making unpleasant reactions more likely," according to the health institute's website. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/pot-brownies-sicken-several-in-orange-county.html
<br />18-year-old arrested in marijuana candy case Source: SBSO /Mar 03, 2010 Santa Ynez Valley-Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a Santa Ynez High School student for providing
<br />marijuana laced cookies to a classmate who ended up in the hospital. On Tuesday afternoon, March 2, 2010 the Sheriff's Department responded to Santa Ynez High School for a report of
<br />a student who needed medical attention after ingesting marijuana. That student was taken to SYV Cottage Hospital where the student was evaluated and released. Following an investigation
<br />Deputies learned that 18-year old Rodrigo Guzman (DOB 11/28/91) had brought marijuana-laced cookies to school where he shared them with the victim and one other schoolmate during one
<br />of their classes……All three students have been suspended from school. At this time it is now known if the cookies were homemade or from a marijuana dispensary. http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?id
<br />=1400&nid=27749 Police Chief looking for help cracking down on drugs at Ukiah High School Police caught 188 students possessing, using or selling marijuana on campus so far this year.
<br />That number doesn't include alcohol violations, Dewey said. 01/19/2010 Ukiah police want to use dogs and city reserves to crack down on marijuana and alcohol sales at Ukiah High School.
<br />The Ukiah City Council on Wednesday will consider Police Chief Chris Dewey's proposal to use $20,793 left over after buying five detective vehicles for less than was expected, to create
<br />a Police Narcotic Canine Program. "Over the last five years, on average, approximately 113 Ukiah High School students a year have been found to be in possession, under the influence,
<br />or have sold marijuana or alcohol on the school campus," Dewey writes to open his memo to the council. Two students were hospitalized last year after eating marijuana brownies several
<br />students were distributing via a campus locker. He said based on a school district administrator's estimate, the high school will lose $300,000 in average daily attendance (ADA) funding
<br />from the expulsions that have resulted from marijuana violations so far this year. The incidents of transportation and shipping of
<br />13 bulk marijuana rose between August and December last year, according to Dewey. He cited two Santa Barbara residents allegedly paid for delivering $110,000 and marijuana packaging
<br />materials to a Ukiah address, and "a significant number of cases" where marijuana was shipped from commercial shipping companies. The most recent example was a Dec. 28 incident where
<br />four pounds of marijuana was being shipped through the United Parcel Service. Dewey's proposal involves using the left over vehicle money to purchase and train two narcotic officer-canine
<br />teams. One team would work during the day to address problems at the school and at commercial shipping companies; the other would work in the evening to reduce transportation of drugs
<br />in Ukiah….. http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_14220655?source=rss The proliferation of Indoor Grows continues to be a hidden hazard within our communities. Not only are they a target
<br />for home invasion robberies, but they also present a significant fire hazard. These safety concerns are compounded by the fact that the indoor growing process has the potential to leave
<br />the dwelling, often a rental property, uninhabitable. Several indoor grow investigations have also led to the discovery of utility theft in the form of by passing electrical meters.
<br />This not only poses additional risks of electrocution of those who enter the dwelling, it also represents a significant drain upon a valuable resource. Firefighters discover big indoor
<br />pot farm in south Sacramento By Anna Tong, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. /Feb. 21 2010 Sacramento firefighters responding to a house fire in south Sacramento on Saturday morning discovered
<br />a large indoor marijuana growing operation inside. There were more than 200 plants growing and at least 20 pounds of dried marijuana, Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said…..The
<br />tenants had spliced the electric wires and were stealing power before it could be registered on the meter, said SMUD spokesman Bob Burns. Officials said the operation was sizable, but
<br />they did not know what the marijuana was being used for. Last year, Sacramento police discovered 18 marijuana-growing operations, Leong said. This year, there have been four busts in
<br />the city of Sacramento…… http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/news_display/141548712.html Calif. homes yield 5,900 pot plants during raid San Francisco police busted four people
<br />suspected of growing marijuana By Justin Berton /The San Francisco Chronicle /January 12, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police raided three alleged marijuana grow houses, including
<br />one where a couple with young children were cultivating hundreds of plants, officers said Monday…..Three children in the house, all under age 8, were turned over to relatives. The couple
<br />also own one of the other houses raided Sunday, a residence on nearby Dorchester Way, police said……In all, officers seized 5,900 marijuana plants, police said. The homes were rigged
<br />with illegal wiring schemes to bypass the utility meter, police said….."It's an extraordinary amount," Officer Boaz Mariles said of the haul. "It's clear they weren't growing for medicinal
<br />purposes. They were using it as a criminal enterprise, cutting into power lines and creating a dangerous public safety hazard." Police and fire officials have said grow houses in residential
<br />neighborhoods represent a fire threat. http://www.policeone.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/1989047-Calif-homes-yield-5-900-potplants-during-raid/Marijuana raid finds 500 plants,
<br />$82,000 in cash in San Jose Bay City News Service /01/09/2010 Police arrested two people and cited one other after finding nearly 500 marijuana plants and $82,000 in cash in a San Jose
<br />home Tuesday, a spokesman said today. Officers received numerous tips about
<br />14 marijuana cultivation happening in a home in the 1800 block of Mac Duee Way, according to Sgt. Ronnie Lopez. Police executed a search warrant at about 5 p.m. and confiscated the plants
<br />and cash, plus a large bag of marijuana, he said…… http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14156543 Marijuana Cultivation in Gardena By Laura Fishman on January 15, 2010 The Gardena
<br />police discovered almost 400 mature marijuana plants, 800 seedlings, and two pounds of dried cannabis all in a warehouse…..The Gardena police were able to search the warehouse with a
<br />search warrant, after police received an anonymous tip, which led to a three-month investigation. The two Gardena men were booked, once the excessive amount of marijuana was discovered.
<br />http://losangelescriminallegalblog.com/2010/01/marijuana-cultivation-in-gardena.html Rio del Mar marijuana bust also nets cocaine, guns and cash By Jennifer Squires -Santa Cruz Sentinel
<br />/01/27/2010 APTOS -An anonymous tip led deputies to a cocaine stash, hundreds of marijuana plants and a suspected drug dealer last week, the Sheriff's Office reported……Deputies confiscated
<br />about 450 plants from gardens set up in several rooms of the Loma Prieta Drive house and a couple of outbuildings, the Sheriff's Office reported. "He had grows everywhere," Yanez said.
<br />Porter allegedly had about 10 pounds of marijuana either drying or packaged to sell and approximately $18,500 cash at his house, according to the Sheriff's Office. During the search
<br />for pot, deputies also found almost a pound and a half of cocaine and two shotguns, Yanez said. Detectives believe that Porter, who lived in the house, was selling cocaine and marijuana.
<br />He told deputies he was a medicinal user, Yanez said. "He's selling it, so he's outside of state guidelines," Yanez said. "We don't bust people for being out of the county guidelines.
<br />... Generally cases we do that result in arrests are the people who are selling it."….. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14280130?nclick_check=1 Police briefs: Indoor pot
<br />operation busted in Prunedale The Monterey County Herald /Posted: 02/05/2010 An indoor marijuana garden using a hydroponic system was discovered at a home in Prunedale, Monterey County
<br />Sheriff's deputies said Thursday……Deputies said they found 303 marijuana plants growing, and the home's electric meter was bypassed……Two other indoor marijuana operations have been discovered
<br />in Prunedale in the past month. Sheriff's Sgt. Rick Statham said Tuesday's bust was not connected to those drug raids. On Jan. 19, deputies arrested four people and seized about 340
<br />marijuana plants and 35 pounds of processed marijuana from indoor gardens….. http://www.presstelegram.com/california/ci_14340088 At least 200 marijuana plants found in Oakland Chinatown
<br />print shop By Kristin Bender /land Tribune /02/17/2010 OAKLAND --An Oakland fire marshal doing a routine check of a printing business in Chinatown discovered 200 to 400 marijuana plants
<br />Tuesday afternoon, police said. The street value of the plants is estimated at $75,000 to $150,000, 150,000, police said…….Someone associated with the business was on the scene with
<br />a medical marijuana grower certificate, and police were trying to determine whether the paperwork was legitimate……Because Popular Printing is across the street from the Lincoln Square
<br />Recreation Center, which offers programs for children, the suspects could face a separate charge or an "enhancement" of other charges, police said. Enhancements often carry more jail
<br />time or additional fines. "We are concerned about the safety of the children, especially if this (building) caught fire," said Oakland police Officer Holly Joshi, a police spokeswoman.
<br />The plants were discovered about 2 p.m., police said. This is the second time in less than two months that a marijuana grow operation has been
<br />15 discovered in Chinatown. In late December, a fire at a former fortune cookie factory led to the discovery of at least 1,000 marijuana plants worth about $500,000, police said. Authorities
<br />said the small fire was sparked by an electrical malfunction…… http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14412453?nclick_check=1 Local man arrested for marijuana possession Source:
<br />SBPD /Feb 09, 2010 SANTA BARBARA, CA -2/9/2010…..The incident began at 10:30 p.m. when Sergeant Hunt noticed the driver of a Honda Element pull over and contact a suspected street prostitute
<br />on E. Gutierrez Street. Moments later when the vehicle pulled away, Sgt. Johnson stopped it for not having a front license plate. Sgt. Johnson contacted the driver and sole occupant
<br />Glen Mowrer III, and smelled a strong odor of burnt marijuana. A police canine arrived to assist and alerted to marijuana in the rear of the vehicle. Police then recovered three large
<br />bags containing more than 20 pounds of marijuana, including the highly potent flower or ‘bud.' A narcotics detective assisted and determined that Mowrer was in violation of the Compassionate
<br />Use Act and on probation out of Siskiyou County. Pursuant to Court authorized terms, police conducted searches at Mowrer's primary residence and a second residence where he had complete
<br />access to the garage. An additional 100 pounds of marijuana was seized. Police also located concentrated hashish, hash-oil, and 23 live marijuana plants…… http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?id=1400
<br />&nid=26902 Tenant arrested after Antioch homeowner spots marijuana grow By Robert Salonga /Contra Costa Times /02/25/2010 ANTIOCH — Police said they arrested a man on suspicion of illegally
<br />growing marijuana after his landlord told them he was growing "strange plants" in the house he was renting. The homeowner called police Tuesday night and told police about her tenant
<br />and the plants. Officers found a large marijuana grow in the master bedroom of the home on Niccolite Court with about 200 plants in various stages of growth, police said…… http://www.mercurynews.com/
<br />breaking-news/ci_14469584 Police Bust Illegal Marijuana Operation Reported by: Marissa Mike /03/02/2010 Police responding to an attempted rape call in Cathedral City discovered "scores
<br />of mature marijuana plants growing inside a sophisticated hydroponic style garden," police reports indicated…..A 28-yearold woman said she had been sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend.
<br />Officers arrested 28-year-old Raymond Bowen of Cathedral City for sexual assault, false imprisonment and domestic violence. During the investigation, police said they found dozens of
<br />pot plants…..The victim did not receive medical care and was not injured. Additional charges may be filed against Bowen at a later time. The woman who reported the attempted rape was
<br />not injured and did not require any medical attention, police said. Her identity will not be released, police added. http://www.kpsplocal2.com/Content/Top-Stories/story/marijuana/p5E5fbfEH0qqLa7gx776
<br />eA.cspx Odor leads police to 200 pot plants in LA (AP) – Mar 9, 2010 LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say all they needed to find marijuana growing in a Van Nuys warehouse was a sense
<br />of smell. Authorities say someone reported an unusual odor at the warehouse on Roscoe Place on Monday. Police and a Fire Department hazardous materials team were called and found more
<br />than 200 marijuana plants inside. Detective Robert Holcomb says the odor of pot coming through a window was so strong that arriving officers recognized it immediately. The
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