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Marijuana plants tied to house fire Tuesday, October 23, 2007 — Police say a marijuana grow operation inside an Auburn house led to an electrical fire that destroyed most of the home early Sunday. A man and a woman who lived in the house in the 2700 block of Alpine Drive Southeast were arrested on suspicion of growing marijuana, said Auburn Police Commander Willard Lathrop. Police found about 400 plants in various stages of growth. The grow was fueled by an illegal power tap. An electrical short in one of the grow rooms caused the fire, Lathrop said...... . Source: http: / /seattletimes. nwsource. com /html/ localnews /2003968565_dige23m.html Oakland warehouse fire betrays location of marijuana operation Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer / Saturday, November 10, 2007 Federal drug agents are investigating an apparent marijuana - growing operation at a West Oakland building that was uncovered after firefighters put out a three -alarm blaze Friday at an adjacent warehouse, authorities said ....... An estimated 300 to 400 marijuana plants were found inside the building, said Special Agent Casey McEnry, DEA spokeswoman in San Francisco....... Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi- bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/1 1 / l 0/BAUJT9IJH.DTL &type = printable Man arrested after marijuana found in burning home The Associated Press / 12/10/2007 LOS ANGELESA man has been arrested after hundreds of suspected marijuana plants were found growing in a San Fernando Valley home that caught fire...... The fire was reported about 7 a.m. and firefighters managed to confine it to the patio. Upon further inspection, firefighters found what they believed to be dozens of marijuana plants. Police arrived a short time later and confiscated 382 plants. Source: http: // www. mercurynews.com /breakingnews /ci 7681350 ?nclick check =1 Man faces charges after authorities find pot while fighting fire The Associated Press/ 10/30/2007 FRESNO, Calif A Fresno man faces charges after firefighters find more than 800 marijuana plants growing in a vacant house. Authorities arrested Andy Lieng after firefighters found the pot plants when they responded to a fire at a vacant home owned by Lieng. Deputies later went to a second home owned by Lieng, where they say they found an additional 900 marijuana plants ...... Investigators say the vacant home where the fire occurred had been converted into a greenhouse with special lighting fixtures used to grow the plants. The fire was caused by overloaded electrical lines, Fresno fire officials reported. Source: http: // www. mercurynews.com /breakingnews /ci 7322012 Two senior citizens in Alameda arrested for having 200 marijuana plants By Peter Hegarty / MediaNews / 10/09/2007 An elderly couple caught with more than 200 marijuana plants at their Alameda home mounted the pot - growing operation because they needed cash, according to police. Paul Richard Martinetti, 73, and Suzanne Roberts, 68, were taken into custody on Thursday at their residence on Garfield Avenue ..... A narcotics officer who asked that his name not be disclosed described it as a "well- organized operation," but not very sophisticated. "He told me that he had run into financial difficulties and that they decided to begin growing marijuana as a way to make cash, "....... Source: http: / /www.mercurynews. com/ breakingnews /ci_7127039 ?nclick_ check =l