Marijuana Found, Arrest Made
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE:
During the first week of June, Sheriff’s resident deputies at the Lockwood Valley sub-station received reports of suspicious circumstances surrounding a property in the 16,000 block of Lockwood Valley Road. On several occasions, an electrical transformer adjacent to the property had malfunctioned, causing power outages to the surrounding area. A deputy responded and detected an over powering odor of marijuana coming from the residence.
Narcotics Detectives served a Search Warrant for the property on June 4, revealing a sophisticated hydroponics marijuana cultivation operation. The entire main house, garage, and an outbuilding were dedicated to growing marijuana. Each room was equipped with large plastic growing containers, special grow lights, and an array of electrical connections and extension cords to power water pumps and fans. Ventura County Building and Safety officials responded for the many electrical and Building Code violations. Over 1000 marijuana plants were found growing in the three buildings, although total capacity is estimated to be several thousand more. No one was living at the residence at the time of the Search Warrant.
On June 9, detectives met with the owner of the property, Steven Kall, 54, of Granada Hills, and arrested him for cultivation of marijuana. He was booked into the Sheriff’s Main Jail.
Hey, what a swell idea for a better use for the old bowling alley site!!!!!
ann on a moose
11 Jun 09 at 10:43 am
Well, there goes the one guy who could have actually stimulated the local economy…
Anonymous
12 Jun 09 at 9:41 am
Yeah, thats about time roll around again so far as I welcome it.
anonimes
12 Jun 09 at 12:35 pm
So-cal Edison’s new # is 911???
“although total capacity is estimated to be several thousand more.”
Attempted growing under capacity?
The guy probably figured out he could not push to full capacity and was looking for a place with a less taxed grid.
Something smells and its not the pot.
If a thousand plants were making the transformer “malfunction” how is there a potential for “several thousand more” without flames and sparks??
“sophisticated hydroponics marijuana cultivation operation”(shmco for short)
That sounds like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious or
the emancipation proclamation declaration.
Was Special Weapons And Tactics called in aka Sticks With Ash-kicking Tactics???
Good to know right up until the last minute, we are busting people under a law that is not only unconstitutional to begin with, but about to be done away with altogether.
Bye bye house.
In reality fine him severely for the obvious fire risk,
hold the grow equipment until he proves he can do it in a safe and responsible manor, or sell it to a legit licensed grower
and put the money into buying some quality transformers, the kind that don’t blow up in the summer heat would be nice.
The k is for captain insano
12 Jun 09 at 11:56 pm
Which law do you refer to as unconstitutional?
anonymous
15 Jun 09 at 5:09 pm
Kaptain Insano-
What are you babbling about?
Meat
Meatball Lamborgini
15 Jun 09 at 5:56 pm
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
1 Transformer “malfunction” leads to law enforcement?
2 “suspicious surcs”
3 “detected” with what type of detector?
4 The same smell I smell out away from town could be mistaken for m.j., but skunks smell “funny” too.
5 most high end grow ops like this also have a very sophisticated odor control system.
all the equipment costs ie more to lose forfeit/sieger house(s),vehicle(s) stored,owned,anywhere on the property all property on said property vs outdoor ops.
A lot of money and property is changing hands over 1,000 plants.
All gone, does the punishment already served fit the crime + prison?
The out-door ops you could be killed stumbling onto one of those.
What is the excuse now?
Keep in mind I already said the house was a fire hazard but criminal??
a better one is what laws are truly constitutional?
not counting real crime murder,rape,theft,assault.
The k is for captain insano
15 Jun 09 at 8:14 pm
“Good to know right up until the last minute, we are busting people under a law that is not only unconstitutional to begin with, but about to be done away with altogether.”
Nice attempt at recovery. I never knew that the fourth amendment to the constitution was unconstitutional.
Do you now mean the search was unconstitutional?
Anon.5
15 Jun 09 at 9:06 pm
Whatever I listed it first because more than one law is in direct violation of the constitution.
“Which law do you refer to as unconstitutional?”
Cultivation Of Marijuana
California Health & Safety Code Section 11358
Anyone who plants, cultivates, harvests, dries or processes marijuana, unless legally authorized for medicinal purposes, is guilty of a felony, regardless of the amount.
Penalty : The maximum sentence up to three years in state prison
Is that better???????
You never seem to answer a single one of my many questions.
I never really expect a true answer anyway.
The k is for captain insano
15 Jun 09 at 10:20 pm
What laws are constitutional? The ones at least five justices approve.
anonymous
16 Jun 09 at 9:34 am
As long as they are on the level yes.
Well actually its the laws the people approve
not a kangaroo court.
This is not suppose be an oligarchy, but a republic
most sheeple think they want a democracy, but 51% controlling the 49% is not freedom and the whole system needs to be replaced as it is corrupted.
I bet if five judges said breathing was illegal you would be the first one to stop breathing.
Don’t laugh carbon tax for breathing is real and the royal five are laying the frame work.
The k is for captain insano
16 Jun 09 at 2:32 pm
Krazoid,
How did you know I was laughing? Did you have the same reaction after reading your comment? You might think about enrolling in a basic civics class before flying off the handle.
What part of the system is corrupted? The Constitution?
I bet if five doctors diagnosed you as insane you would disagree with them.
Let’s face it, you’re nervous because you see the milk running dry as you lay sucking the government teet.
Anon.5
16 Jun 09 at 4:09 pm
Krazoid,
How did you know I was laughing? Did you have the same reaction after reading your comment? You might think about enrolling in a basic civics class before flying off the handle.
What part of the system is corrupted? The Constitution?
I bet if five doctors diagnosed you as insane you would disagree with them.
Let’s face it, you’re nervous because you see the milk running dry as you lay sucking the government teet.
Anon.5
16 Jun 09 at 4:09 pm
ssdd
finished you forty already john?
I see you have no counter point.
you are clearly upset and have missed you meds.
keep up the dis-info its working really.
elitist trash
Krazoid
16 Jun 09 at 5:23 pm
“Government teet”? That sounds like good ol’ James Hatch AKA John Doe AKA ANon. 5 You are busted wide open!
Krazoid 5
16 Jun 09 at 6:36 pm
anon5 is a right winger, so much so he’ll roll his little brain up and spit it out, take that anon5! Pta!
Wise Rabbit
16 Jun 09 at 8:41 pm
British UK Police State coming to America next…
http://www.clipser.com/watch_video/1319313
The k is for captain insano
19 Jun 09 at 1:02 am
Really? Great news! The British have kicked ass forever, and they have a Queen. We should have a monarchy. And the bobbies have always been so polite, especially their Home Office employees when compared to our Homeland Security people. We can start eating marmite too!
Expatifico
19 Jun 09 at 8:46 am
I like to bbq hot dog weiners. I really HATE MUSTARD.
Paul
22 Jun 09 at 8:10 pm