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Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say
Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say Connecticut State Police busted a man operating a marijuana grow house who was in possession of illegal weapons and ammo in front of a child, investigators announced. #DailyVoice An investigation into a marijuana grow house led to the arrest of a New Haven County man and the seizure of guns, ammo, and drugs, Connecticut State Police announced. Detectives from the Connecticut State Police Narcotics Task Force and members of the Seymour Police Department executives a search warrant at a home on Squantuck Road at approximately 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27 following a lengthy investigation. Pol…

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by Zak Failla
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Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information
Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information In six months, the vacant, sprawling Strathmore Paper Mill has been engulfed in flames four times - the most recent being Dec. 10. Fires were set in two of the old mill buildings in June, July, November, and December. The destruction released asbestos that the Department of Environmental Protection cleaned and is holding the property owner liable for costs. Owner Jacob Trudeau purchased the mill in 2019 for $15,000 and hoped to put a marijuana cultivation business there, according to the Berkshire Eagle. The building was not insured, the paper reported. At the time Trudeau said he had much…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow
Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police have busted a giant underground marijuana growing operation that had more than 3,300 plants when police made the arrests. On Friday, Oct. 30, at around 2 p.m. police and FBI agents swarmed 946 Elm St. in West Springfield to execute a search warrant. After making entry, police allegedly found a large-scale cultivation operation in a commercial building with at least 14 grow rooms, police said. It took police several hours to process the scene and secure the thousands of plants. Four men from Brooklyn, New York, were arrested in relation to the bust and charged with trafficking in m…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Fire Reveals Pounds Of Marijuana, Gun Stash, THC Cartridges In Illegal Grow House Fire Reveals Pounds Of Marijuana, Gun Stash, THC Cartridges In Illegal Grow House
Fire Reveals Pounds Of Marijuana, Gun Stash, THC Cartridges In Illegal Grow House Police confiscated pounds of marijuana and scads of firearms after a structure fire revealed an illegal marijuana grow operation on Thursday, Sept. 17. Two men have been arrested and 142 pounds of marijuana have been confiscated, the Springfield Police said. The bust happened as the result of a fire on the 700 block of Liberty Street at a two-story building - a business on the bottom, apartment on the top. While fighting the blaze, firefighters found a marijuana grow operation inside the apartment. The resident, Jeffrey Erricolo was on-site and arrested, police said. When police arrived o…

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by Kristin Palpini