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<br />1 Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues Presented to the California Chiefs of Police Association October to December 2009 Captain M. Regan Criminal activity continues to be closely
<br />tied to marijuana. As the business of selling marijuana grows, so does the violent crime that follows its cultivation and sales. A disturbing and continuing trend is the increasing number
<br />of home invasion robberies and associated violence resulting in the victimization of those cultivating and possessing marijuana. Dispensaries also continue to be targeted based upon
<br />the availability of larges quantities of drugs and cash. Police: Woman torched over pot dispute By Jim Guy /The Fresno Bee /Published online on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 A Fresno man who
<br />police say set a housemate on fire because of a dispute over marijuana plants was booked Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder and arson. Jerry Mayberry, 37, is accused of dousing
<br />a 40-year-old woman with an accelerant and setting her on fire Oct. 6 at a house on the 1000 block of of Klette Avenue. There were about 100 marijuana plants in the southwest Fresno
<br />home, police said. The woman had third-degree burns on more than 40% of her body…..Mayberry was also burned in the fire, receiving second-and third-degree burns on more than 15% of his
<br />body. The house was destroyed. Mayberry also was booked on charges of torture, mayhem and domestic violence. http://www.fresnobee.com/local/crime/story/1681512.html?storylink=mirelated
<br />Charred human remains found in Kings Co. barn The Associated Press /11/19/2009 LEMOORE, Calif.—A Kings County man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a person whose charred remains
<br />were found inside a burned down barn that apparently was used to grow marijuana. Sheriff's officials say 28-year-old Nathaniel Caetano was taken into custody in connection with the marijuana
<br />operation and parole violations after crews responded to the barn fire Wednesday morning near the town of Lemoore…..Thayer says the remains are believed to be those of Caetano's father,
<br />49-year-old Leonard Caetano. Authorities are still working to confirm the identity. Thayer says investigators are still determining a possible motive for the killing. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/
<br />ci_13826393?nclick_check=1 Busted Trafficking Ring, Deputies Search For Murder Victim In Santa Barbara Foothills Santa Barbara, CA--17 people under arrest, over 300 pounds of marijuana
<br />confiscated but investigators say, there's more. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department believe a missing Fresno man, is buried in the mountains, off West Camino Cielo Road. Following
<br />a six month investigation, after narcotic detectives uncovered and destroyed a marijuana grown near West Camino Cielo, investigators learned a man working the illegal grow may have been
<br />murdered….. In a press release, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department says they believe those working the illegal grow, were planning on setting a brush fire to destroy the grow
<br />campsite and Villa's possible homicide…..One of the men investigators are looking for is believed to head a Mexican National Drug Trafficking organization…… http://www.keyt.com/news/local/69899767.ht
<br />ml Briton faces murder charge in US Tuesday, 3 November 2009 A British medical marijuana grower is to appear before a US court charged with murdering a 67-yearold man. Andrew Sharkey,
<br />36, is accused of strangling Michael Van Tillman in a garage which housed
<br />2 his legal marijuana business in Guerneville, California…..He faces charges of murder in the first degree and abuse of an elder…..A second man, American Garry Allen Scott, 56, has been
<br />charged with being an accessory to the crime. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8341488.stm Happy Camp man arrested on murder charge By Ron Brown /October 12, 2009 HAPPY CAMP, Calif.
<br />-A Happy Camp man is in the Jackson County jail on a murder charge out of Siskiyou County. 46-year-old Scott Matthew Calestini is accused of stabbing 48-year old John Alexander of Salinas
<br />last Wednesday……"He invited Mr. Alexander, the victim, into his house. There was a discussion on some marijuana issues. They got into a fight. The fight concluded and Mr. Calestini grabbed
<br />a knife and stabbed our victim…..He says the fight was over drugs…... http://kdrv.com/news/local/144692 Orinda man shot while guarding medicinal marijuana The Associated Press /10/19/2009
<br />OAKLAND, Calif.—A 43-year-old Orinda man is hospitalized after police say he was shot while guarding an outdoor medicinal marijuana crop in an Oakland backyard. Police say the man was
<br />shot four times when he tried to stop four men from taking the plants Sunday morning. He was listed in serious but stable condition with gunshot wounds to his stomach, thigh, shin and
<br />arm……the man was guarding the plants for a friend who had a medical marijuana license to grow the plants…… http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_13596362?nclick_check=1 Suspect in
<br />alleged home invasion and shooting arrested Wednesday Written by Elizabeth Larson /Wednesday, 21 October 2009 LAKE COUNTY – A man with an extensive criminal history has been arrested
<br />for an alleged home invasion and shooting of a Lakeport man that occurred early Wednesday morning…..Dudney is charged for a Tuesday morning attack on 49-year-old Ronald Greiner, who
<br />was found hogtied, shot and beaten outside of his S. Main Street home,….. Greiner told authorities that some time during the previous night at least two people broke into his home to
<br />assault him him and steal his marijuana…..Bauman said Greiner was so badly hurt that he was barely able to talk, but he nonetheless managed to provide a possible identity to at least
<br />one of his assailants before being transported from the scene…… http://lakeconews.com/content/view/10886/764/Man accused of murder enters plea By Denise Rockenstein--Staff report /12/04/2009
<br />CLEARLAKE Michael Gil Truscott, 30, of Clearlake pleaded not guilty Friday to allegations of murder related to the September shooting death of a Clearlake man……Truscott is charged with
<br />the shooting death of Anthony Cruz, 30, who died of a single gunshot wound to his chest on Sept. 4. According to Cruz's girlfriend, Kelly Clasen, who witnessed the incident, Cruz was
<br />shot in the early morning hours of Sept. 4 when he attempted to confront trespassers on his property. Clasen said that Cruz stuck his head out a bedroom window to yell at the trespassers,
<br />who were allegedly attempting to steal his medical marijuana, when he was shot. Clasen maintains the belief that theft of the medical marijuana was not the primary motive because the
<br />plants were immature and those targeted were less accessible than those left undisturbed. "I don't think they were there for the weed at all," she said. "They were there to kill Anthony."……
<br />http://www.record-bee.com/ci_13931837
<br />3 Armed Robbers Hit Medical Marijuana Outlet In Wrigley Take Pot, Shoot Clerk In Scuffle w/Customer (November 18, 2009) --The clerk at a Wrigley area medical marijuana outlet was shot,
<br />and the operation was robbed of its marijuana in an armed robbery…..two armed suspects entered the operation in the 2600 block of Magnolia Ave. One of the suspects allegedly pointed
<br />a handgun at the employee and threatened him while the other suspect proceeded to gather the marijuana on hand. PIO Pratt says that during the robbery, there was a scuffle between one
<br />of the suspects and a customer and the store employee was shot in the lower body...and transported by LBFD to a local hospital with a non-life threatening injury……. http://www.lbreport.com/news/nov09
<br />/211wrimj.htm 2 shot in apparent robbery in front of Westside marijuana dispensary September 18, 2009 Two people were seriously wounded this evening in a shooting outside a West Los
<br />Angeles marijuana dispensary. The shooting occurred about 4:45 p.m. near the corner of Pico and Sawtelle boulevards. Los Angeles Police Officer Cleon Joseph said the shooting may have
<br />been an attempted robbery, though details remained unclear. Joseph says the two victims were taken to hospitals in critical and serious condition. Los Angeles police officials have said
<br />they've noticed an uptick in crime around pot dispensaries. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/09/2-shot-in-apparent-robbery-in-front-of-westsidemarijuana-dispensary.html Patient
<br />Pistol-Whipped During Marijuana Robbery By GENE CUBBISON and ERIC S. PAGE /Wed, Nov 25, 2009 A woman buying medical marijuana got between some gunman and their target Wednesday morning.
<br />Four masked men --at least two of whom were armed --followed some patients inside the Best Meds non-profit medical marijuana collective in the 6150 block of University Avenue in the
<br />Rolando neighborhood at about 10 on Wednesday, according to police. There was a scuffle during the robbery, and a woman was pistol-whipped in the back of the head, authorities said.
<br />The four men fled in a Chevy Equinox, but soon some Best Meds employees gave chase in a pickup, investigators said. A short time later, the pickup caught up to the Chevy and cut it off,
<br />forcing the car to slam into the pickup's bed. Both front air bags deployed in the Chevy, effectively trapping the men in the front seats. The two other men fled on foot, but one of
<br />them was quickly captured by police. The other suspect is still at large, police, said. Police recovered one weapon during their investigation, and the pickup's driver recovered a black
<br />duffel bag with jars of marijuana inside, and the marijuana was returned to the collective. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Patient-Pistol-Whipped-During-Marijuana-Robbery-73845607.html
<br />Home invasion robbers targeted pot The Union staff /Tuesday, October 13, 2009 At about 3 a.m. Saturday, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Keenan Way for a reported
<br />home invasion robbery. The occupants of the home reported that three males knocked on the front door, identifying themselves as law enforcement officers. The three male suspects entered
<br />the home and took an unknown quantity of marijuana in various stages of processing. One of the occupants of the home sustained a head injury after being struck in the head by a blunt
<br />object. Detectives from the Nevada County Major Crimes Unit were called out to investigate and through the course of the investigation detectives were able to gather suspect information
<br />leading to the recovery of
<br />4 the marijuana and the apprehension of two of the three suspects…… http://www.theunion.com/article/20091013/NEWS/910139994/1007/NONE&parentprofile=1053 Two men allegedly rob Bayside
<br />marijuana seller The Times-Standard /10/13/2009 Two Southern California men were arrested Sunday after they allegedly pulled a gun on a Bayside man and stole a large amount of marijuana.
<br />Humboldt County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Walker Point Road in Bayside on Sunday after receiving reports of a robbery. The reporting Bayside man told deputies he'd intended
<br />to sell a large amount of marijuana to a Los Angeles area cooperative, according to a Sheriff's Office press release. One of the men allegedly displayed a handgun and the two then left
<br />without paying for the drug, the release states……. http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_13549753 Medical pot targeted in two Chico home invasion robberies By GREG WELTER -Staff
<br />Writer /10/17/2009 CHICO --Police are investigating two home invasion robberies in west Chico Friday that may have been committed by the same suspects. The first took place about 8 a.m.
<br />at a home on Willowbrook Way near Greenwich Drive. A man said three suspects entered his home, struck him with his own water pipe — a device used to smoke pot — then robbed him of an
<br />undisclosed amount of processed marijuana……At 3:38 p.m., a man living in an apartment complex at 1001 West Sacramento Avenue called 9-1-1 to report three suspects had barged into his
<br />residence and stolen his medical marijuana. Police said there was about a 10-minute delay between the robbery and the time they were called….."Unfortunately, this is the time of year
<br />when we get a lot of calls about someone trying to take marijuana by force," said Lt. John Carrillo…… http://www.chicoer.com/publicsafety/ci_13583700 Pot might be home invasion motive
<br />12/03/2009 A Mariposa couple say they found themselves on the floor of their home at gunpoint on Nov. 29, after three men forced their way into the Triangle Road residence. The three
<br />alleged suspects fled after the male victim feigned a heart attack……Early told investigators that he believed they were after his medical marijuana. The sheriff’s report indicates that
<br />they in fact took the pot and some cash and other items. “It appears that the suspects were aware that the victim possess a sizable amount of medical marijuana and were targeted specifically
<br />for that reason,” the release reads……One of the men hit his wife in the face with a pistol and tried to zip-tie the couple, but Early said they were unsuccessful. He said they got a
<br />“good look” at one of the men, but the other two had their faces covered. He said he recognized the jacket and size of the larger man, but did not identify him……Early said he was in
<br />the process of becoming a part of a cooperative to grow marijuana for a dispensary. He said he has an authorization to grow 499 plants, enough for 84 medicinal marijuana patients. The
<br />man with whom he was trying to do business isn’t buying the home invastion story. “I think he wants to borrow money from me,” he said. “I think that he smokes too much of what he grows,”
<br />said Phil Maita. Maita, who lives in Nevada and works with a dispensary in South Lake Tahoe said the whole thing sounds fishy. “I get a deal for him to grow 499 plants from a legititmate
<br />source, and all of a sudden, he’s got a home invasion. I just don’t believe it, that’s all.” The business associate said Early’s claims are a “controversy of stories.” Maita said “I
<br />don’t want to get involved with these people if that’s what they’re all about.”……The case remains under investigation, and law enforcement is concerned about the growing trend of theft
<br />related to medicinal marijuana. This is the second recent case. Both involved the use of firearms. “The increasing number of criminal incidents surrounding the cultivation and possession
<br />of medical marijuana is of great concern,” Sheriff Brian Muller said. “As individuals
<br />5 continue to exploit and abuse the intended purpose for which the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 was passed, the frequency and seriousness of these types of crime will undoubtedly increase
<br />exponentially.”…… http://www.mariposagazette.com/news/2009-12-03/Front_Page/Pot_might_be_home_invasion_motive.html Police want public's help in solving pot-clinic heists By Tony Castro,
<br />Staff Writer /08/28/2009 A team of gunmen has been robbing medical marijuana dispensaries in the west San Fernando Valley, and officials say the frequency of the heists and the level
<br />of violence is increasing. According to police, the suspects pose as customers in groups of two or more, then take over the business before fleeing with large quantities of marijuana.
<br />During the most recent robbery, an operator in a dispensary in the 23000 block of Ventura Boulevard was shot and wounded during the holdup. Two suspects then fled in a 2006 red four-door
<br />Mercedes-Benz CLS500 with a sunroof. The heist prior to that targeted a clinic in the 8200 block of Canoga Avenue. Authorities said the suspects shot their way out of the business and
<br />fled in a dark green four-door sedan. And during an earlier robbery of a dispensary in the 6400 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, victims were kicked and pistol whipped, officials said……
<br />http://www.dailynews.com/education/ci_13226562 Garberville home invasion robbers likely after medical pot The Times-Standard /Posted: 10/08/2009 01:15:27 AM PDT A Humboldt County Sheriff's
<br />Office deputy responding to a call of an armed man near the Garberville Motel late Tuesday afternoon came upon the scene of a man who was seriously injured in an apparent home invasion
<br />robbery, reportedly involving medical marijuana……..He later told Humboldt County Sheriff's Office investigators that two men came into his trailer without permission. Collins said he
<br />was immediately struck on the head with an unknown object, lost consciousness and awoke later at the hospital, according to a Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release……Collins
<br />told deputies that the robbers were likely after his medical marijuana, but it is unclear how much, if any, was taken during the incident….. http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_13512826
<br />Armed robbery suspect arrested Written by Union Democrat staff December 31, 2009 Tuolumne County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday arrested one of the three men believed to have been involved
<br />in an armed robbery in the Standard area on Tuesday night…..According to a Tuolumne County Sheriff’s report, a woman was in her home on the 19000 block of Susan Way when three men in
<br />their 20s wearing bandannas on their faces and carrying rifles entered and demanded to know where her son’s room was. One of the men, allegedly Mendenhall, kept his weapon trained on
<br />her, according to the report. They broke in the door to the son’s room and stole a small safe and a PlayStation 3. According to the report, the son later confirmed that the safe contained
<br />money and marijuana…… http://www.uniondemocrat.com/2009123198766/News/Local-News/Armed-robbery-robbery-suspect-arrested Healdsburg police investigate pot robbery Friday, October 30,
<br />2009 A 56-year-old Healdsburg man told police that robbers pulled a gun Friday morning and stole medical marijuana from his home. Rick Jones called police about 9:20 a.m. and said he
<br />had just been robbed by gunpoint. He said that two men and a woman that he knew came to his Johnson Street home Friday morning to look over some medical marijuana, according to a press
<br />release. One of the three pulled a
<br />6 handgun and ordered Jones to lie down on a bed in a bedroom. The three fled with three large ziplock bags of marijuana……. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20091030/ARTICLES/910309944?Title=Heal
<br />dsburg-policeinvestigate-pot-robbery Arrest in Danville pot robbery-slaying Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer /Friday, November 20, 2009 Walter Bell, 19, was arrested Wednesday at
<br />Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, just before he was to have been released in an unrelated case, said Danville Police Chief Chris Wenzel……Authorities believe that Fuchs was selling marijuana
<br />and that Bell tried to rob him of the drug. Bell was charged with murder, attempted robbery and a special circumstance alleging that he killed Fuchs during an attempted robbery. If convicted,
<br />he could face the death penalty…… http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/19/BAJ61ANHDK.DTL Medical marijuana dispensary burglarized Kris Mulholland /12/07/2009 LAKEWOOD
<br />-Police say it's the kind of a crime they may start seeing more and more of, break-ins into medical marijuana dispensaries. Lakewood is investigating one such burglary Sunday. Police
<br />say burglars broke into Green Tree Medical LLC and got away with an entire safe full of cash. "These burglars were highly efficient," said Sgt. Mark Reeves with Lakewood Police, "according
<br />to the report, they got in and out in less than five minutes." Anthony Branan and his brother Chris co-own the company. "We couldn't believe it, we were stunned," Anthony Brenan said.
<br />"Business is starting to pick up a lot finally and then this happens right before Christmas." Brenan said the thieves took an entire safe that was bolted into the wall and the floor,
<br />in it $10,000 cash……Green Tree Medical lost more than cash, the burglars cleaned out the place, taking pipes, edibles and the cash register. Police say dispensaries could be vulnerable
<br />to crimes like this. "We knew that there was a possibility that this crime was gonna increase," said Reeves. "These businesses should limit the amount of cash they keep in the stores
<br />overnight, get security systems, get surveillance systems, anything they can to minimize the chance that a burglar is gonna break in." The Branan brothers have owned the business for
<br />five months. And just started making a profit in the last few weeks. But come Monday, they still plan to be open for business http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=128360&catid=188
<br />Two more arrested in marijuana robbery of Windsor man Friday, December 18, 2009 Windsor police have charged two more men in connection with an armed robbery of another Windsor man……When
<br />officers arrived, the victim told police that two men, one of whom he was familiar with, knocked on his door. When the men entered the apartment, they pulled a gun and a set of brass
<br />knuckles on the victim and demanded all the money and marijuana he had in his possession. According to police reports, the victim is in the process of applying for a medical marijuana
<br />permit. The victim ran to a neighbor's apartment on another floor, and the two men fled the scene. When the victim returned to his apartment, he noticed his cell phone and several other
<br />items were missing. This is the fourth case in a six weeks that Windsor police have tied a crime to medical marijuana. On Wednesday, the Windsor Town Board passed a 75-day moratorium
<br />on medical marijuana dispensaries after they received applications for three new businesses in a week. http://www.mywindsornow.com/article/20091218/NEWS/912189991/1040&ParentProfile=1001
<br />Fort Collins police: Robbery victims tied up at gunpoint, had alleged medical marijuana stolen By NateTaylor /December 7, 2009
<br />7 Five people who tell police they were in possession of medical marijuana were robbed on Friday at a residence in northwest Fort Collins and were tied up at gun point in the process…..The
<br />22-year-old told police four people entered his home, including one person who he knew personally, Davis said. The man also told police the four intruders tied him up along with four
<br />others and held them at gun point. "The suspects stole cash and alleged medical marijuana……When asked if the other four alleged victims were hospitalized and if there was any indication
<br />of how much money and marijuana were stolen, Davis said she did not have any further information for release as the investigation is open and ongoing. http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20091207/UPDAT
<br />ES01/91207036/Fort+Collins+police++Robbery+ victims+tied+up+at+gunpoint++had+alleged+medical+marijuana+stolen Sheriff's office investigates phony marijuana raid Written by Lake County
<br />News Reports /Saturday, 03 October 2009 LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of men who allegedly raided a marijuana grow while impersonating federal
<br />agents. Capt. James Bauman reported that the sheriff's office recently received a report of a marijuana grow being raided by a group of armed men dressed in law enforcement attire and
<br />claiming to be agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Other incidents of phony law enforcement raids involving the theft of marijuana by people impersonating law enforcement
<br />officers and mocking their tactics have been reported in other Northern California counties this season, Bauman said. There was no violence or injury to the victim in the phony raid
<br />in Lake County, Bauman said. He added that those engaged in the cultivation of marijuana, whether legally or illicitly, are advised to be mindful of the incidents. No further information
<br />is being released pending further investigation into the Lake County case, Bauman said http://lakeconews.com/content/view/10608/764/Fake DEA agents arrested in Calif. marijuana theft
<br />Saturday, October 3, 2009 Healdsburg, Calif. (AP) --Sonoma County sheriff's deputies have arrested three men on suspicion of impersonating federal drug agents to steal marijuana. Deputies
<br />say one man wore a Drug Enforcement Administration cap and another had a police badge when they broke into the home west of Healdsburg. They tied up the victim and threatened to shoot
<br />him before taking his wallet and several marijuana plants and guns, investigators say. Deputies soon stopped a vehicle with the three nearby. They say they found the badge, DEA hat,
<br />masks and marijuana residue. Arrested Thursday were Brian Montgomery, 50, and James Cooper, 37, both of Sonoma, and Paul Huych, 37, of Sacramento. All three were in Sonoma County Jail
<br />awaiting court appearances. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/03/state/n110915D01.DTL&tsp=1 Man injured in fight over marijuana deal November 9, 2009 Redding police
<br />arrested three men Thursday after a reported assault with a two-by-four that sent another man to the hospital……The trio attacked Powell, striking him once in the head and once in the
<br />wrist with a two-by-four board, police said……Powell, who was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for treatment, admitted to obtaining marijuana from one of the suspects and not
<br />paying for it, police said. The three men fled the scene, but later returned. They were interviewed by investigators and booked into jail on suspicion of conspiracy, assault with a deadly
<br />weapon and felony battery, police said. http://www.redding.com/news/2009/nov/06/north-state-in-brief-nov-6-2009/
<br />8 Doctor busted smoking pot with 'patients' By Marc Brown /Wednesday, September 30, 2009 LOS ANGELES (KABC) --In an Eyewitness News exclusive, a Southern California physician with a
<br />very unique specialty displays some questionable medical ethics. Dr. Armond Tollette abandoned traditional medical practice to focus on medical marijuana. California law allows physicians
<br />to recommend marijuana for seriously ill patients. But Dr. Tollette recommended marijuana to just about anyone, as long as the price was right. And sometimes he'd smoke it with them
<br />too. A confidential informant met with Tollette at his office in Culver City. "…..Tollette was running his marijuanafocused medical practice out of his mother's town home in Culver City…..The
<br />laws may be vague, but guidelines from the California Medical Board are very clear. "The first step is to take a history and a physical examination of the patient and that is to confirm
<br />the diagnosis," said Candis Cohen, spokesperson for the Medical Board of California…..They're using it as a cash-making business and when we catch them doing that, we discipline them,"
<br />said Cohen. It's estimated nearly 400,000 Californians now have doctor-issued medical marijuana recommendations. Along the boardwalk in Venice Beach, some doctors employ what are known
<br />as "Cappers." Doctors pay them to round up patients. "Three months is $75," says one capper. "Look in my eyes --nine months is $100. And one year is $120. And we have shops right around
<br />the corner I can take you to. " An Eyewitness News producer walked into on "open air" medical office and asked if she had to have a real medical condition. "And what do I have to have?"
<br />asks the producer. "It's so easy. You'll get it," says one waiting patient. "If somebody has a good case where they just hand out cards without any medical diagnosis, we'll go after
<br />them," said Jerry Brown, Calif. attorney general……Tollette is no longer a doctor. He's now in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to that marijuana, along with a
<br />separate case of Medicare fraud. Tollette declined a request from Eyewitness News for an interview. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7039914 Child-care
<br />provider arrested on suspicion of making bombs in Lake Elsinore One son is also charged. A second son, injured when a bomb exploded in their home, is to be charged when he leaves the
<br />hospital. By Robert J. Lopez /October 9, 2009 By all appearances, Rebecca Kuzelka used her home to operate a child day-care business on a quiet, tree-lined street in Lake Elsinore. But
<br />a different picture of the 55-year-old mother emerged after her home was rocked by an explosion late Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, deputies arrested Kuzelka and her son Grey
<br />Kuzelka, 21, on suspicion of using their home to make bombs and grow marijuana……Inside the home, Nieburger said, deputies found materials used to make explosives and a sophisticated
<br />indoor marijuana growing room. Authorities did not say how many marijuana plants were found in the home or disclose the type of explosive materials that were discovered……Rebecca and
<br />Grey Kuzelka were booked on charges of manufacturing of explosives, cultivating marijuana and felony child endangerment, Nieburger said. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-elsinore-bomb9-2009oct
<br />09,0,2852670.story Marijuana brownies sicken Ukiah High students By TIFFANY REVELLE The Daily Journal /11/18/2009 Two students who got sick after eating marijuana brownies last week
<br />sparked an investigation
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