"Arrests forthcoming" after 600 marijuana plants located in backyard of daycare
WEST HAVEN, Connecticut -- Police are investigating after about 600 marijuana plants were located at a daycare in Connecticut on Friday, September 2nd.The plants, which were six to 10 feet tall, were located in the backyard of 159 Norfolk Street.Police said state inspectors discovered the marijuana plants growing while conducting a compliance inspection.
WEST HAVEN, Connecticut -- Police are investigating after about 600 marijuana plants were located at a daycare in Connecticut on Friday, September 2nd.The plants, which were six to 10 feet tall, were located in the backyard of 159 Norfolk Street.Police said state inspectors discovered the marijuana plants growing while conducting a compliance inspection.
Investigators seize 220 marijuana plants from West Bend home, arrest suspect
WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Investigators seized 220 marijuana plants during the execution of a search warrant in West Bend late last week.
WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Investigators seized 220 marijuana plants during the execution of a search warrant in West Bend late last week.
"Underneath our nose:" 34-year-old man arrested after marijuana grow operation found in Yorkville
RACINE COUNTY -- A Racine County tip led deputies to a marijuana grow operation, and landed a 34-year-old man from Yorkville behind bars.
RACINE COUNTY -- A Racine County tip led deputies to a marijuana grow operation, and landed a 34-year-old man from Yorkville behind bars.
35-year-old man arrested after 17 pounds of marijuana, $20K in cash found in home in Eagle
EAGLE -- A 35-year-old man was arrested Monday night, April 25th after the Eagle Police Department conducted a search warrant at a residence.In response to complaints from neighbors, the Eagle Police Department conducted a drug investigation, which culminated in a search warrant being executed on Monday night.Officials say more than 17 pounds of marijuana and over $20,000 in cash was located.
EAGLE -- A 35-year-old man was arrested Monday night, April 25th after the Eagle Police Department conducted a search warrant at a residence.In response to complaints from neighbors, the Eagle Police Department conducted a drug investigation, which culminated in a search warrant being executed on Monday night.Officials say more than 17 pounds of marijuana and over $20,000 in cash was located.
Man, woman arrested after 40 pounds of marijuana found in home in Sturtevant
STURTEVANT -- Two 57-year-old Sturtevant residents were arrested on Wednesday, April 20th as agents with the Racine County Sheriff's Office's Metro Drug Unit served a search warrant at a home there.Officials say 40 pounds of marijuana was located in the home on 90th Street, along with marijuana plant material and schedule II narcotic medications.Agents also discovered evidence in a detached garage that there had been a marijuana grow operation which appeared to have been recently dismantled.A 59-year-old man and 59-year-old woman were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of schedule II narcotics with intent to deliver.PHOTO GALLERY
STURTEVANT -- Two 57-year-old Sturtevant residents were arrested on Wednesday, April 20th as agents with the Racine County Sheriff's Office's Metro Drug Unit served a search warrant at a home there.Officials say 40 pounds of marijuana was located in the home on 90th Street, along with marijuana plant material and schedule II narcotic medications.Agents also discovered evidence in a detached garage that there had been a marijuana grow operation which appeared to have been recently dismantled.A 59-year-old man and 59-year-old woman were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of schedule II narcotics with intent to deliver.PHOTO GALLERY
Four charts show the increasingly 'high' prevalence of marijuana on 4/20
You might not know it, but Wednesday, April 20th is a certain subculture's favorite holiday of the year.
You might not know it, but Wednesday, April 20th is a certain subculture's favorite holiday of the year.
MPD: Two arrested with stolen guns, more than 400 grams of marijuana
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police on Sunday, April 17th arrested two suspects, who had stolen guns and more than 400 grams of marijuana on them, following a traffic stop on Milwaukee’s south side.According to police, the officers were on patrol around 2:00 a.m. near 16th Street and Windlake Avenue when they saw a car with a defective light.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police on Sunday, April 17th arrested two suspects, who had stolen guns and more than 400 grams of marijuana on them, following a traffic stop on Milwaukee’s south side.According to police, the officers were on patrol around 2:00 a.m. near 16th Street and Windlake Avenue when they saw a car with a defective light.
California lawmakers propose using new technology to catch motorists who are driving while high
CALIFORNIA -- Medical marijuana is legal in California, and there's a ballot measure planned to legalize recreational pot -- and with that in mind, officials on Tuesday, April 5th proposed using new technology to catch the increasing number of motorists who are driving while high.Legislation, if approved, would allow law enforcement officials to use oral swab tests to strengthen cases where there is probable cause that a driver is impaired, and the driver has failed field sobriety tests.A handheld electronic device would test for the presence of marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines and pain medications, including opiates on the swab.Republican Senator San Dimas authored the bill -- sponsored by the California Police Chiefs Association, California Narcotic Officers Association and We Save Lives, an international coalition that is committed to saving lives by preventing crashes and crimes from the 3 Ds: drunk, drugged, and distracted driving.“Sadly, we’ve become a nation of self-medicating, careless people.
CALIFORNIA -- Medical marijuana is legal in California, and there's a ballot measure planned to legalize recreational pot -- and with that in mind, officials on Tuesday, April 5th proposed using new technology to catch the increasing number of motorists who are driving while high.Legislation, if approved, would allow law enforcement officials to use oral swab tests to strengthen cases where there is probable cause that a driver is impaired, and the driver has failed field sobriety tests.A handheld electronic device would test for the presence of marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines and pain medications, including opiates on the swab.Republican Senator San Dimas authored the bill -- sponsored by the California Police Chiefs Association, California Narcotic Officers Association and We Save Lives, an international coalition that is committed to saving lives by preventing crashes and crimes from the 3 Ds: drunk, drugged, and distracted driving.“Sadly, we’ve become a nation of self-medicating, careless people.
No vote from Senate on bill allowing parents legal access to CBD oil on final day of session
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin lawmakers ended their year on Tuesday, March 15th without relaxing the rules on a potentially life-saving treatment for children suffering from seizures.
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin lawmakers ended their year on Tuesday, March 15th without relaxing the rules on a potentially life-saving treatment for children suffering from seizures.
Charged: Illinois man arrested for allegedly trying to sell marijuana in Kenosha
KENOSHA -- An Illinois man faces drug charges in Kenosha County for allegedly trying to sell marijuana.
KENOSHA -- An Illinois man faces drug charges in Kenosha County for allegedly trying to sell marijuana.
Father, mother could face charges after three-year-old ingests edible marijuana candies
SHEBOYGAN -- Sheboygan police say a three-year-old child had to be taken to the emergency room after ingesting edible marijuana candies.Sheboygan police on Sunday, February 28th responded to the hospital.
SHEBOYGAN -- Sheboygan police say a three-year-old child had to be taken to the emergency room after ingesting edible marijuana candies.Sheboygan police on Sunday, February 28th responded to the hospital.
911 call released after men got high, called 911 on themselves: 20 lbs. of pot recovered
REXBURG, Idaho -- Authorities have released a 911 phone call from a drug trafficking arrest that has people shaking their heads.The call, released by the Rexburg Police Department and obtained by EastIdahoNews.com, details an incident nearly a year ago on January 23rd, 2015, when two out-of-state drug traffickers got high and called police to turn themselves in.Leland Ayala-Doliente, 22, and Holland Sward, 23, were traveling from Las Vegas to Bozeman, Montana, with some 20 pounds of marijuana.
REXBURG, Idaho -- Authorities have released a 911 phone call from a drug trafficking arrest that has people shaking their heads.The call, released by the Rexburg Police Department and obtained by EastIdahoNews.com, details an incident nearly a year ago on January 23rd, 2015, when two out-of-state drug traffickers got high and called police to turn themselves in.Leland Ayala-Doliente, 22, and Holland Sward, 23, were traveling from Las Vegas to Bozeman, Montana, with some 20 pounds of marijuana.
Two women who call themselves nuns fighting to keep their marijuana-based business up & running
MERCED, California -- Two women who call themselves nuns are fighting to keep their marijuana-based business up and running in California.Sister Kate and her apprentice, Sister Darcey call themselves sisters of the valley.
MERCED, California -- Two women who call themselves nuns are fighting to keep their marijuana-based business up and running in California.Sister Kate and her apprentice, Sister Darcey call themselves sisters of the valley.
$1.6M operation: Sheriff says case involving 'counterfeit meth' is proof you can't trust drug dealers
KENOSHA COUNTY -- Four men are accused of taking one drug, and making it look like another -- in an effort to make more money when selling it.
KENOSHA COUNTY -- Four men are accused of taking one drug, and making it look like another -- in an effort to make more money when selling it.
Paranoid, man accused of growing pot in storage unit calls 911 on himself after hearing helicopter above
EDGEWATER, Florida -- A Florida man, accused of growing marijuana in a storage unit was arrested after he called 911 on himself.
EDGEWATER, Florida -- A Florida man, accused of growing marijuana in a storage unit was arrested after he called 911 on himself.
Tribe says DEA destroyed hemp crop; officials say it was pot: Menominee tribal chairman speaks out
KESHENA -- The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin says federal agents entered tribal lands and improperly destroyed a crop of industrial hemp.
KESHENA -- The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin says federal agents entered tribal lands and improperly destroyed a crop of industrial hemp.
Menominee Tribe says DEA destroyed hemp crop; officials say it was marijuana
KESHENA — The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin says federal agents entered tribal lands and improperly destroyed a crop of industrial hemp.But Acting U.S. Attorney Gregory Haanstad says the crop was an illegal marijuana grow operation.
KESHENA — The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin says federal agents entered tribal lands and improperly destroyed a crop of industrial hemp.But Acting U.S. Attorney Gregory Haanstad says the crop was an illegal marijuana grow operation.
Man who calls police to say he's 'too high,' found in pile of Doritos
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- An Ohio man made a strange and not-so-wise call to police last Friday to tell them that he was "too high" on marijuana.Police arrived at the 22-year-old man's home at approximately 5:20 p.m, according to WJW.Officers found the man on the floor "in a fetal position," surrounded by "a plethora of Doritos, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish and Chips Ahoy cookies."According to a police report, the man told the officer he couldn't feel his hands because he smoked too much weed.The 22-year-old gave the officer the keys to his car, where he had smoked the pot.
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- An Ohio man made a strange and not-so-wise call to police last Friday to tell them that he was "too high" on marijuana.Police arrived at the 22-year-old man's home at approximately 5:20 p.m, according to WJW.Officers found the man on the floor "in a fetal position," surrounded by "a plethora of Doritos, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish and Chips Ahoy cookies."According to a police report, the man told the officer he couldn't feel his hands because he smoked too much weed.The 22-year-old gave the officer the keys to his car, where he had smoked the pot.
Her job is to evict people from drug houses, now Regina Sims is charged with keeping one
MILWAUKEE -- A 45-year-old woman whom police say works for Milwaukee's Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) now faces a felony charge of keeping a drug house - party to a crime.
MILWAUKEE -- A 45-year-old woman whom police say works for Milwaukee's Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) now faces a felony charge of keeping a drug house - party to a crime.
Brown Deer man arrested, accused of receiving 18+ pounds of high-grade marijuana
RACINE COUNTY -- A 45-year-old Brown Deer man has been charged on Friday, September 25th with conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to deliver.
RACINE COUNTY -- A 45-year-old Brown Deer man has been charged on Friday, September 25th with conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to deliver.