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in a series of raids on marijuana plantations in the San Bernardino National Forest, officials said Monday. The raids were conducted over the last two weeks and yielded more than 60,000 marijuana plants, the U.S. Forest Service said. More than 40,000 marijuana plants were removed from the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountains, another 5,000 were taken from a canyon northwest of Lake Arrowhead, and 15,000 plants were confiscated in a drainage area west of Big Bear Lake. The seven arrested face charges of cultivating more than 1,000 marijuana plants and 30 conspiracy to cultivate. Two of those arrested face additional firearms charges. The U.S. Forest Service did not release the names of the suspects. Agency spokesman John Miller said they face up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10238523 Pot gardens destroyed The Fresno Bee /08/19/08 Fresno County sheriff's deputies took out several marijuana growing operations in the past five days, spokesman Chris Curtice said. Investigators from the Campaign Against Marijuana Production, the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Justice also took part in the eradications. The team destroyed 8,582 plants in the Blue Canyon area of eastern Fresno County, 4,965 plants from two sites, one near Tollhouse and the other near Ross Crossing in eastern Fresno County and 13,954 plants from an area near Highway 180 and Dunlap. No arrests were made. http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/80922 1.html $20 million in marijuana seized near Silverwood Lake BEATRIZ E. VALENZUELA Staff Writer /August 19, 2008 SILVERWOOD LAKES — Investigators seized more than $20.4 million worth of marijuana and arrested two Apple Valley men after discovering an outdoor pot farm in the San Bernardino National Forest, authorities announced on Tuesday. Officials seized 5,843 plants in Grass Valley east of Silverwood Lake on Aug. 13 valued at $20,450,500, according to authorities……The two men were living at a campsite at the cultivation location. They were wearing camouflage clothing in an effort to hide from authorities, according to officials. Investigators also located two firearms at the campsite — a .22 caliber rifle and a 8mm rifle, according to authorities….. http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/silverwood_8113___article.html/lake_lakes.html Marijuana Eradicated Near Marble Mountain BJ Hansen /MML News Reporter /August 22, 2008 Sonora, Ca --4,407 marijuana plants were eradicated in the Marble Mountain area of the Stanislaus National Forest today. The eradication effort was carried out by the Tuolumne Narcotics Team, California Department of Justice Camp Team and the U.S. Forest Service. “The plants were located during an aerial observation mission,” says Deputy Paul Tualla with the Sheriff's Office…..There have been 93,899 marijuana plants eradicated this summer by the Tuolumne Narcotics Team. http://www.mymotherlode.com/News/article/kvml/1219446435 Alameda finds record number of pot plants Sophia Kazmi /Valley Times 08/24/2008 It's a record year for pot in Alameda County. Sheriff's deputies have eradicated more marijuana plants grown in the county's rural areas than ever before. The Sheriff's Office has destroyed more than 23,000 plants so far this year — that's more than twice the annual average, and the marijuana growing season still has another month to go. At the current rate, Sgt. Shawn Peterson, who heads the sheriff's special investigations unit, said 31 the number could rise to more than 30,000 plants by the end of September. In addition to an alarming increase in plants, investigators say the growers are increasingly brazen, planting increasingly closer to areas where people live and recreate.…..Contra Costa deputies have focused on grows found inside houses, Lee said, adding that in the past 12 months, deputies have seized more than 15,000 marijuana plants from indoor operations. Peterson estimated that each plant can produce about $2,500 worth of marijuana…..Many of those who guard the gardens are armed, such as one man who sheriff's deputies believe was guarding a 7,000-plant grow near the Santa Clara County border. The armed man was arrested at the grow site Aug. 12, Peterson said. "Growers have always been armed — some of them have had no qualms in picking up a gun," Peterson said. Peterson said the marijuana growers can also create environmental problems. Creeks have been dammed up, water from other sources has been diverted to the gardens, and fertilizer and pesticides find their way into the waterways. "This is a major environmental problem that is rearing its head now," Peterson said. http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_10286101 Two arrested on marijuana cultivation and sale Ukiah Daily Journal Staff /08/27/2008 /The Daily Journal In the second bust of its kind this week, Mendocino County sheriff's deputies arrested Redwood Valley residents……A search of the property revealed 149 growing marijuana plants and 13 pounds of processed marijuana. Some of the plants were 14 feet tall, according to sheriff's reports…..On Friday, sheriff's deputies arrested Jackie and Katherine Wake on similar charges after sheriff's deputies seized 420 marijuana plants from two pieces of property on Ellen Lynn Road. http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_10313798 Another marijuana field found in Riverside County The Press-Enterprise /By JOHN ASBURY /Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Riverside County sheriff's deputies busted another growing operation, recovering more than $150 million worth of pot growing in the hills around Sage, south of Hemet……As investigators began to search the area Monday, a variety of the marijuana plants were found, nearly ready for harvest. Police did find one gun at the site, but no one was found near the camp, Sedgwick said. No arrests have been made. A sheriff's narcotics team continued to clear the brush today, where it will be taken to be examined as evidence and eventually buried and destroyed. The total value of the crop is unclear, but preliminary estimates by sheriff's officials put the haul at $150 million if sold……This marks another of several sweeps made in the eastern hillsides this summer, nearing the marijuana harvest season from the end of August to October. Sheriff's officials last made busts south east of Hemet along Batista Canyon Road and conducted a joint sweep the U.S. Forest Service in seizing a combined $210 million worth of pot during separate raids in Twin Pines and Pinyon Pines near Idyllwild. Last week, Forest Service and San Bernardino County narcotics officers seized another $35 million of the plants and arrested seven people in the San Bernardino National Forest, east of Big Bear. http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_webpot.3318fdb.html 32 Carmel Valley pot farm uprooted, destroyed Associated Press /08/27/2008 CARMEL VALLEY — Some 6,500 marijuana plants have been uprooted and destroyed in a Carmel Valley pot garden on U.S. Forest Service land. Members of Monterey County's Marijuana Eradication Team, the sheriff's narcotics unit and the California Department of Justice destroyed the crop on Monday. Sheriff's Sgt. Daniel Karamitis says there was no one at the garden when authorities arrived. Last month, another marijuana garden was discovered in the same remote area and 32,000 plants were destroyed http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10315669?nclick_check=1 Marijuana garden found in hills south of Hemet The Associated Press /08/27/2008 HEMET, Calif.—A sheriff's helicopter patrol guided Riverside deputies to a $150 million marijuana garden in remote hills south of Hemet.….. the marijuana was in various stages of growth and a substantial amount of the pot was ready for distribution. There are no arrests. Last week, the U.S. Forest Service and San Bernardino County narcotics officers seized an estimated $35 million in marijuana plants and arrested seven people east of the Big Bear Lake. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10315297 Six marijuana gardens eradicated in Los Padres National Forest By Times Staff Six marijuana gardens in Santa Barbara County containing 23,262 marijuana plants with a total estimated street value of about $58.2 million were eradicated during a weeklong operation this month, reported the county sheriff’s department. In addition, 312 pounds of processed marijuana were found in the gardens. The processed marijuana has an estimated street value of about $1.1 million, said sheriff’s officials….. http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2008/08/28/news/breaking/breaking14.txt Deputies returning to marijuana grow hear gun shots Staff and Wire Reports • August 28, 2008 Riverside County Sheriff's Department officials who returned to eradicate a marijuana grow south of Hemet were met with gunfire today,…..The deputies heard gunshots "from a close proximity" while they were working at the isolated camp off Red Mountain Road, she said. No one was injured and officers did not return fire. Officials are still working to determine who is responsible for a large marijuana grow with an estimated street value of $40 million that was discovered by deputies aboard a sheriff's department helicopter yesterday…..No suspects were located, but a loaded shotgun and a large amount of bagged marijuana was recovered, Sedgwick said. http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/ NEWS08/80828003/1006/NEWS01 33 Marijuana farm found near Onyx Summit Friday, August 29, 2008 The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting combined law enforcement team discovered a campsite with more than a tent and camp stove. The site at Deadman's Canyon yielded 3,208 mature, budding marijuana plants and two arrests…..This is the second major marijuana farm discovered in as many weeks in the San Bernardino National Forest. Several acres of pot plants were found off Highway 18 near Glory Ridge on Aug. 14. http://www.bigbeargrizzly.net/articles/2008/08/29/news/latest_news/tpotfarm.txt Another Marijuana Eradication in Tuolumne County...This Time in Lily Creek Area above Strawberry Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/29/2008 Strawberry, CA: Tuolumne Narcotics Team, the California Department of Justice CAMP Team and the U.S. Forest Service eradicated 3,383 plants from the Lily Creek area above Strawberry…..Evidence at the scene indicates this was a Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Grow. No suspects or firearms were located…..A special area of concern for this marijuana grow was the severe resource damage done to the area. The suspects cut down over 200 trees in an approximately 3 acre plot. The trees were cut in order for the marijuana plants to receive more sunlight and have a bigger growing area. Total number of plants eradicated in Tuolumne County this year is 104,780 (one hundred four thousand, seven hundred and eighty). http://thepinetree.net/index.php? module=announce&ANN_user_op=view&ANN_id=8264 Inter-agency marijuana raid nets 15,113 plants September 04, 2008 /Jill Brackett Law enforcement agents chop marijuana plants with machetes in the hottest part of the day near Central Camp. The garden yielded 1,170 budding plants. Another in a series of multiagency marijuana raids in Madera County late last week brought this year's plant eradication up to 116,802, an unprecedented season total for the county. By comparison, last year's total was 54,683. Sheriff John Anderson, a prominent voice against marijuana growth in the area, continues to call call upon the local community…..Agents, forming two teams, were lowered by helicopter or hiked into areas of dense forest to gardens where 15,113 plants were cut down with machetes and other hand tools and hauled off in bundles by helicopter…..According to Mayer, the number of gardens is increasing at such a rapid rate that an estimated 1,000 square acres are essentially bulldozed in California per year. "Every year it gets worse," he said, frustrated. He has also seen an increase in new variations of the plant that grow at higher elevations. "I get sick of it. I don't mind when the winter comes" (which marks the end of the season). Despite the exhaustion, teams of committed agents continue to deal a heavy blow to growers with estimated $45 million worth of marijuana eradicated in just two days last week. http://www.sierrastar.com/103/story/46367.html Sheriff's deputies report pot busts 34 SHEEP RANCH -The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department on Thursday announced that this week it took down two unrelated marijuana growing operations and arrested three people on marijuana cultivation charges. The Department reported that it served a search warrant Tuesday on the 8300 block of Sheep Ranch Road in Sheep Ranch and discovered 301 marijuana plants growing on the property. During the search, property owner Jack Strange, 42, of Galt arrived at the property. Strange was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession and cultivation and booked into the Calaveras County Jail. His bail was set at $2.5 million. Later that same day, deputies seized 1,500 marijuana plants in a remote area off Camp Nine Road in Vallecito. Deputies conducting surveillance of the site observed two people bringing supplies there……Their bail was set at $50,000 each, but the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service also placed a hold on both men in the event they are released. Both men are Mexican citizens, Calaveras County sheriff''s spokesman Sgt. Dave Seawell said. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080 905/A_NEWS02/809050318/-1/A_NEWS More than 10,000 marijuana plants seized in remote areas of San Luis Obispo County Reported by: Colin Seiler /Tuesday, September 9, 2008 San Luis Obispo County sheriff's deputies bring in more than 10,000 marijuana plants after aerial raids. The first grow was found on Running deer Ranch near Lake Nacimiento Monday. Deputies seized more than 9,000 plants there. Narcotics Task Force members discovered another grow with more than 1,600 plants Tuesday morning in the Los Padres National Forest off of East Pozo Road. No suspects were found at either site. http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=8980947 Sheriff’s Department seizes marijuana grow BY: Josh Petray --September 12, 2008 The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Unit detectives netted more than 10,000 marijuana plants in three separate illegal growing areas in North County. Detectives recently conducted several aerial raids on two suspected marijuana grow fields earlier this week.…..The bust is part of an ongoing effort of the sheriff’s department to crack down on growers during the harvest season. “We try our best to eradicate as much of the crop as we possibly can,” said SLO Sheriff’s spokesman Rob Bryn. The investigation into the grow sites is ongoing. http://www.atascaderone ws.com/V2_news_articles.php? heading=0&page=72&story_id=1196 Six arrested during marijuana garden bust west of Paskenta Thursday, Sep 11 2008, 7:31 pm /By Julie R. Johnson/Staff Writer During a raid on an illegal marijuana garden bust located in the Mendocino National Forest Slate Creek drainage, 12 miles west of Paskenta, law enforcement arrested six men on suspicion of cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale. The raid took place on Wednesday as personnel from the Tehama and Glenn sheriff's departments, United States Forest Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game, entered 35 the site, said the Tehama County Sheriff's Department. While eradicating the garden of 4,231 marijuana plants, the suspects were apprehended and taken into custody. Found with the suspects were assault rifles and handguns. Along with the marijuana plants, law enforcement seized 500 pounds of processed marijuana……As the marijuana growing season continues law enforcement cautions the public to be extra cautious when using or traveling on public and national forest lands….. http://www.corning-observer.com/news/marijuana_3595___article.html/garden_arrested.html Police discover marijuana farm By Amanda Baumfeld, Staff Writer /09/10/2008 AZUSA -Police investigating a robbery discovered a marijuana farm growing in a warehouse Wednesday morning, officials said. Around 9 a.m. police responded to 235 Irwindale Ave. to check reports that the gate was cut open and bolts on the door appeared to have been melted with a torch, said Azusa Police Department Lt. Frank Chavez. But when officers entered the 9,000-square-foot building to look for suspects, they found an elaborate set-up of hydroponic marijuana being grown, Chavez said. "We didn't find any suspects but what we did find was a relatively sophisticated marijuana grow operation…….Inside, about 300 pot plants in different stages of growth were discovered in three rooms. The various rooms provide an appropriate environment of lighting and water for the plants to grow, Chavez said. Police did not know if the operation was gang related. "There is no way to tell right now," Chavez said. "One thing is certain its a sophisticated setup; this is not just a few plants in someone's backyard." Police do not yet know the street value of the drugs as the investigation is ongoing. Chavez did say if the operation was kept up it could have produced hundreds of thousands of dollars. Workers at an area business were surprised to hear about the bust. http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_10432468 80 Percent of Pot Crop Invades National Parks, Public Land JUDY KEEN /USA TODAY /Friday, September 12, 2008 CHICAGO --Mexican drug cartels are stepping up marijuana cultivation in U.S. national parks and on other public land, endangering visitors and damaging the environment, law enforcement and National Park Service officials say. John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, says 75%-80% of marijuana grown outdoors is on state or federal land. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says there were more than 4.8million marijuana-plant seizures at outdoor sites in 2006……The number of marijuana plants confiscated on public land in California grew from 40% to 75% of total seizures between 2001-2007, says the state's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting task force. Hunting and cleaning up after pot growers diverts resources at a time when parks face chronic funding shortfalls, says Laine Hendricks of the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association…..A site with 16,742 marijuana plants was raided last month in North Cascades National Park in Washington state. It was operated by a Mexican organization, says park Superintendent Chip Jenkins. People living at the site downed trees, dammed creeks and left 1,000 pounds of trash, he says. Thousands of marijuana plants were seized last month in Utah's Dixie National Forest. Ignacio Rodriguez was 36 charged with drug and immigration offenses, says Michael Root, a DEA special agent. The problem is worst on the West Coast, but law-enforcement pressure on growers, Root says, "has pushed them out this way." *Last month, officials burned thousands of marijuana plants seized in Cook County, Ill., forest preserves. Drug organizations use the Chicago area as a base for distributing marijuana across the Midwest, says DEA special agent Joanna Zoltay. *In July and August, officials seized more than 340,000 plants, some from Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks. Ranger Alexandra Picavet says Mexican cartels are responsible for many sites in those parks. They leave behind car batteries and propane tanks and poach deer and birds, she says. Visitors to wilderness areas are at risk, says Shasta County, Calif., Sheriff Tom Bosenko. "We have found marijuana within a half-mile of public beaches and very short distances from campgrounds and highways," he says. "It's a shame." http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/80-Percent-of-Pot-Crop-Invades-National-Parks--Public-Land /1$43190 Forest marijuana bust nets 1,000 pounds Stacia Glenn, Staff Writer /09/15/2008 A pot farm spread across a mountainside was eradicated Monday, marking it as the 33rd such farm discovered this year in the San Bernardino National Forest. That is a record amount for the forest, especially considering that marijuana growing season doesn't end until late October.…..After serving two search warrants, authorities arrested three illegal immigrants from Mexico on suspicion of drug charges……More than 9,000 plants, with an estimated street value of nearly $28 million, were seized. Officials estimated there was at least 1,000 pounds of marijuana, but they were still plucking the plants out in the late afternoon. Most of the crop had already been harvested, officials said…..In addition to busting 33 pot farms in the forest this year, the U.S. Forest Service and Sheriff's Department have arrested 13 people for cultivating them. About 200,000 marijuana plants have been discovered on pot farms in the San Bernardino National Forest this year, officials said……. http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_1047 3775 Authorities destroy $64 million in marijuana off Carmel Valley Road Staff report • September 16, 2008 Monterey County authorities are looking for suspects connected to a large marijuana field found off Carmel Valley Road. County sheriff’s deputies and federal officers from the Department of Justice and the Forest Service destroyed a field of 16,000 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $64 million.….. http://www.thecalifornian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/NEWS01/80916028 Marijuana eradication efforts net 100,000 plants Yreka, Calif.: Siskiyou County Sheriff Rick Riggins said that approximately 100,000 marijuana plants were discovered at various garden locations in western Siskiyou County last week……Riggins stated that this time of year is the harvesting point for marijuana, which is generally planted soon after the final frost. He added that harvest time is also 37 one of the most dangerous times of the year because of the close temporal proximity to the actual sale of the finished product. The value of the seized plants on the market would have been about $49 million, according to Riggins, who explained that each plant is assumed to yield about one pound of finished product, drawing a street value of about $5,000…..According to Riggins, the importance of stopping these operations is that they generally fuel the production and dissemination of other drugs, including methamphetamine. Riggins stressed the importance of hunter awareness of the dangers surrounding marijuana operations, advising any hunters going out for the buck season starting next week to call the Sheriff’s Office if they find anything suspicious in the forest…… http://www.mtshastanews.com/news/x1366184587/Marijuana-eradication-effortsnet-100-000-plants Raid nets 4,000 marijuana plants, two arrests in El Dorado County From David Richie /September 18, 2008 More than 4,000 marijuana plants were hauled out of an illegal marijuana garden Wednesday morning…..Two Mexican nationals, armed with loaded guns, were arrested, Chovanec said…..Pot gardens also have been raided this summer in the Latrobe area and in the Eldorado National Forest near Ice House Reservoir. Federal agents led a strike force earlier this week that attacked indoor growing operations in El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park and Placerville. http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/015494.html 24 arrested in marijuana raids in Mendocino County The Associated Press /09/20/2008 COVELO, Calif.—State and federal authorities have arrested 24 people in a three-day raid of marijuana gardens in Mendocino County…..drug agents seized nearly 4,500 pot plants, processed marijuana and about a dozen firearms during the sweep near the town of Covelo…..Officials say the nine people arrested on the final day of the three-day sweep were connected with four gardens ranging from 65 to more than 700 plants. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10518059 Temecula couple known for medical-marijuana activism arrested, charged with possession, cultivation By SARAH BURGE /The Press-Enterprise September 22, 2008 TEMECULA -Police seized dozens of marijuana plants and about five pounds of dried marijuana Friday from the Temecula home of a medical user well known in Riverside County for his activism on the issue…..Collins said the operation was not in compliance with new guidelines on medical marijuana issued last month by the state attorney general's office. The Victors were not collecting sales tax, he said, and they did not have a nonprofit business license. Collins also suggested Victor was making a profit from marijuana sales. "I can't see how they could not have," Collins said, explaining that police seized about 70 marijuana plants, five pounds of dried marijuana and a small amount of concentrated marijuana hash, along with surveillance cameras and other 38 equipment. "I don't know where they're coming from in terms of that number of patients and that amount of marijuana."..... http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_E_pot23.1d86d57. html http://www.sbsun.com/sanbernardino/ci_10534023 Police bust pot growers and dealers By GEOFF JOHNSON -DN Staff Writer /09/12/2008 MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST It took the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the Glenn County Sheriff's Department and the California Department of Fish and Game to put a stop to a 4,231-plant marijuana operation Wednesday morning near Slate Creek, more than an hour before sunrise. On scene officers found about 500 pounds of processed marijuana along with assault rifles and handguns, according to a press release from TCSD Lt. David Greer…..Suspected dealers arrested during an unrelated traffic stop led to the arrest of two Red Bluff men and the discovery of 43 pounds of marijuana Wednesday night……officers then conducted a search of a nearby residence….There officers found another 11 pounds of processed marijuana. http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/rds_home/ci_10446522?IADID=Sea rchwww.redbluffdailynews.com-www.redbluffdailynews.com Deep-forest marijuana farms can damage ecosystem after raids, officials say By JESSICA LOGAN /The Press-Enterprise /September 28, 2008 Officials have dismantled more than 30 marijuana farms growing in the San Bernardino National Forest this year, but scientists say the effects on the forest's delicate ecosystem could last for years. Scientists who study forests say it can take years for an area formerly inhabited by a marijuana farm to return to its natural state, if it ever will…..Special agents are on track this year to bust more illegal marijuana growing operations in California than they did last year, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman John Heil. He said 1.2 million marijuana plants were pulled from U.S. Forest Service land in 2006 in California, 1.7 million in 2007 and 1.3 million so far this year…..In the San Bernardino National Forest, more than 200,000 marijuana plants were removed from 33 sites from August to mid-September, said John Miller, forest spokesman…..Growers use chemicals to kill animals because they might damage the marijuana, Stokes said.…..The San Bernardino National Forest is home to more than 150 protected animal and plant species, according to the Forest Service's Web site. The land might never recover if fertilizers and other chemicals are added, Scott said. "It's not something that will cleanse itself or heal itself quickly……. http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local _S_forest29.2140c5e.html Search warrants net six arrests, 3,100 pounds of marijuana By GREG WELTER -Staff Writer /09/30/2008 Six men were arrested Monday night in various locations around Butte County for allegedly taking part in an illegal marijuana cultivation cooperative……Butte County Sheriff's Special Enforcement unit confiscated more than 3,100 pounds of unprocessed pot. Officials estimated the street value at $400,000.…..All six men allegedly know each 39 other and are reportedly part of a cooperative claiming to grow pot for medicinal use under Proposition 215. Officials said the amount of pot taken in Monday's action far exceeds that allowed for medicinal purposes, and added that multiple copies of doctor recommendations were found at some of the search-warrant locations. Some locations reportedly had evidence of indoor grows that had already been harvested or removed as well as having outdoor plantations of marijuana.…. http://www.chicoer.com/news/oroville/ci_10603774 Record-Breaking Marijuana Bust in Shasta Reported by: Britt Carlson /Last Update: 9/11 9:10 am It's a record-breaking year for marijuana eradication efforts in Shasta County…...Commander of the operation Lt. Jeff Foster says, "We