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Fracas in Garberville’s Veteran’s Park Leads to Three Arrests and Injuried Deputies
Kym Kemp / Sept. 28, 2012, 6:36 a.m. / News
… .” The homeless or traveling population has been a sore point in town for a few years. The tension often gets worse during the marijuana harvest when migrant workers drift into town in large numbers …
… Operation House by House—Feds Sweep Santa Rosa Neighborhoods for Marijuana The Press Democrat is reporting that around 150 federal agents have been swarming Santa Rosa neighborhoods looking …
… their rearguard action in the War on Drugs. Eight Humboldters total were locked up on violations of California Health and Safety Code §11358 (“Marijuana Cultivation”). The wealth was spread …
Three Women Accused of Heisting Pot from Tribal Police near Covelo
Kym Kemp / Sept. 24, 2012, 8:19 a.m. / Cannabis
… -up driving on Hwy 162, near Covelo, at a high rate of speed with marijuana plants in the bed of the truck. As deputies followed the vehicle, they paced the truck traveling at a speed of approximately 65 …
Holy Privacy Issues! Cellphones are Helping Police Get Search Warrants
Kym Kemp / Sept. 24, 2012, 7:21 a.m. / Cannabis
… . Then they used the fact his cellphone showed that he'd been to Humboldt as evidence against him. In their search warrant, they called Humboldt the “marijuana cultivation capitol of California …
Barricaded Door Bashed and 1500+ Pot Plants Nabbed
Kym Kemp / Sept. 20, 2012, 1:20 p.m. / Cannabis
… a total of 1,532 growing marijuana plants from the parcel. The marijuana plants ranged in size from 4 inches to over 10 feet in height. The marijuana plants were being cultivated indoors in the residence …
Four Men Allegedly Try to Kidnap and Pepper Spray Children and Adults in Fortuna
Kym Kemp / Sept. 19, 2012, 7:44 p.m. / Cannabis
… arrested. During the investigation, victims reported that the subjects had forced entry into an apartment and forcibly held two subjects in a bedroom while demanding marijuana that they had allegedly …
Sheriff Tells Growers ‘Ask Trimmers for References’
Kym Kemp / Sept. 19, 2012, 12:31 p.m. / Cannabis
… Sheriff Tells Growers 'Ask Trimmers for References' Only in Humboldt (or possibly Mendocino)* would a county sheriff support a Public Service Announcement (PSA) that teaches marijuana …
Alleged House Burglars on Afternoon Ganking Spree Foiled in McKTown
Hank Sims / Sept. 19, 2012, 11:11 a.m. / Crime
… for burglary, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of prescription drugs without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was transported …
CERT Helps Sheriff’s Office Eradicate Two Grows Last Week
Kym Kemp / Sept. 18, 2012, 5:29 p.m. / Cannabis
… by the Cannabis Eradication and Reclamation Team ( C.E.R.T.), formerly known as the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting located and removed a marijuana garden off of US Forest Service Route 1, the marijuana garden …
Mother Arrested at Marijuana Grow, Father Released at the Scene
LoCO Staff / Sept. 18, 2012, 5:21 p.m. / Cannabis
… Mother Arrested at Marijuana Grow, Father Released at the Scene UPDATE, FEB. 8, 2016: This case was later dropped, after a judge deemed that the Humboldt County Drug Task Force's investigation …
Sheriff Mike Downey and UC Davis Scientist Mourad Gabriel
KSLG, Humboldt’s New Rock / Sept. 18, 2012, 1:07 p.m. / Podcast
… Sheriff Mike Downey and UC Davis Scientist Mourad Gabriel John Matthews' Guest of the Week: Downey and Gabriel talk about the environmental impacts of large-scale marijuana grows and Humboldt …
… . Smith was uninjured, the bushes broke his fall. The deputy recovered the bag Smith had thrown during the pursuit. The bag was filled with marijuana bud, estimated to be one pound. Smith was booked …
Two Residences, $60,000 and over 900 Marijuana Plants
Kym Kemp / Sept. 17, 2012, 2:40 p.m. / Cannabis
… Two Residences, $60,000 and over 900 Marijuana Plants Humboldt Drug Task Force Press Release: On 09-17-2012 at about 0745 hours the Humboldt County Drug Task Force assisted …
Fortuna Man’s Snack Boxes Contain $90,000 in Cash
Kym Kemp / Sept. 17, 2012, 7:36 a.m. / Cannabis
… was arrested last Friday in Ukiah with large amounts of cash as well as marijuana. The Mendocino Co. Sheriff Reports: On 09/14/12 at approximately 2200 hrs., Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputies conducted …
Tomorrow: Sheriff Mike Downey and You Talk Pot Policy on KSLG
Hank Sims / Sept. 17, 2012, 4:51 a.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… 's new pushback against marijuana cultivation in the county. How big is too big? Is the environmental impact of large-scale growing being overstated? What is the federal government's …
We’re Focused on Large, Commercial Marijuana Grows, Says Sheriff Downey
Kym Kemp / Sept. 13, 2012, 6:19 p.m. / Cannabis
… We're Focused on Large, Commercial Marijuana Grows, Says Sheriff Downey The Fruits of a Humboldt Garden “Our thrust is big grows…but for every 10 big grows maybe a small one …
Another Child Placed with Child Welfare Because of Marijuana Grow
Kym Kemp / Sept. 12, 2012, 3:58 p.m. / News
… Another Child Placed with Child Welfare Because of Marijuana Grow Chelsha S. Kirby top Justin E. Kirby bottom Humboldt Co. Drug Task Force: On 09-12-2012 at about 0930 hours the Humboldt County …
Suspected Cause of Drug Sniffing Dog’s Death…Ingesting Meth
Kym Kemp / Sept. 12, 2012, 5:52 a.m. / News
… was beginning trained for patrol work and detection of methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, cocaine and MDMA. Deputy DeMarco is one of the most experienced K-9 handlers in the department and has been a leader …
Cash Intercepted in Mail Leads to Arrest for Growing
Kym Kemp / Sept. 12, 2012, 5:46 a.m. / News
… speaking to Bengtson they could smell the odor of marijuana coming from inside of the residence. Officers the detained Bengtson and secured the residence for a search warrant. At about 1230 hours …
Guns, Cash and Lots of Weed Taken in Kneeland Megagrow Bust
Hank Sims / Sept. 7, 2012, 1:50 p.m. /
… County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a parcel of property located in the 5600 block of Kneeland Road. Officers located a commercial marijuana growing operation on the property …
… deputies and agents to search 34 parcels of property for marijuana cultivation. Deputies located four adults on the properties, three males, and one female. When deputies searched the parcels and associated …
… Superior Court Search Warrant in the 400 block of Francesco Place, Fortuna after receiving community complaints about marijuana cultivation at the residence. When the warrant was served deputies …
Federal Raid Underway in Fortuna
Hank Sims / Sept. 6, 2012, 10:13 a.m. / Crime
… marijuana plants, according to federal enforcement agents…. More. #### The Humboldt County Drug Task Force is currently assisting federal agents in the execution of some sort of warrant …
Deputies Bust 587-Plant Ghost Grow in Pecwan
Hank Sims / Sept. 5, 2012, 11:33 a.m. / Crime
… plants ranging from 1’ to 4’ in height, along with two rifles, approximately 39 lbs of processed marijuana and over three pounds of hashish. Based on evidence deputies located …
… to those people. It's just not within the realm of possibility considering what we are seeing out there in the field. I've never seen marijuana cultivation to the extent we've seen it now …
Trinidad Man Arrested in Mendocino for Marijuana and Cash
Kym Kemp / Aug. 31, 2012, 3:46 p.m. / News
… the deputies were able to detect a very strong odor of marijuana coming from within the vehicle. When the occupants were questioned regarding the smell of marijuana they admitted to having less than 1 ounce …
Mendocino Grower Allegedly Threatens Firefighter
Kym Kemp / Aug. 31, 2012, 3:08 p.m. / News
… , in the “Blands Cove” area, involved in fire suppression duties and documenting fire damage, when he came across a small marijuana garden. The firefighter, who was driving a marked CALFIRE …
Supervisor Mark Lovelace’s Aerial Tour of Humboldt Supergrows (With Photos!)
Hank Sims / Aug. 30, 2012, 2:42 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… Supervisor Mark Lovelace, via Facebook: On Wednesday, August 29th, I took a flight with 3 Department of Fish & Game officers to get a look at the scale and impact of marijuana grows in some of our …
… dispatched two deputies to the scene to check on the welfare of the female. When the deputies arrived at the residence where the argument had been coming from they saw signs of a commercial marijuana growing …