My House in the news
Note: This is BEFORE I moved in:
==============Wed, January 14, 2004
Keen cops spot weed; Burglary bust turns up grow-op
It was a bonus bust for a couple of eagle-eyed cops. Police were patrolling East Kildonan early Monday morning, when they spotted a burglary in progress -- at a home they later discovered was being used to grow marijuana.
"Keen observation skills of our District 4 officers led to this arrest," said Winnipeg police spokeswoman Const. Shelly Glover.
The officers noticed two men force a basement window at 265 Harbison Ave. W., and enter the bungalow, while a third man stood nearby as a lookout. Moments later, the two men left the house carrying 20 full-grown marijuana plants, Glover said. Cops arrested the two men, but the third man escaped. After obtaining a search warrant, police discovered the 560-square-foot home was being used to house a marijuana grow operation.
300 PLANTS SEIZED
Officers seized more than 300 marijuana plants valued at more than $336,000. Two men are facing break-in and marijuana possession-related charges. A 24-year-old man, who had been renting the home for at least five months, is facing charges of growing marijuana, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and theft of electricity.
Police believe the renter wasn't living in the home because they found no clothes, no food and just minimal furniture, Glover said. "We see this quite frequently ... where renters will rent homes with the sole purpose of growing marijuana," Glover said. "I can tell you we have seen many, many homes destroyed. The humidity that is created by growing marijuana in a home is tremendous and it really does rot the inside of a house out."
The house was assessed at $37,700, according to city records.
Glover said insurance doesn't cover damage to a home caused by a marijuana grow op, so landlords should be careful about who they rent to. She suggested landlords should request valid photo identification from a prospective tenant and also not accept cash for rent. Police suspect the burglars knew the house contained pot. "It would be an assumption, but I think they had a heads up," Glover said. Neighbors were surprised to hear marijuana was being cultivated on the quiet street. Elaine Wolfram, 58, said her next-door neighbor moved in shortly after a 20-something woman hanged herself in the house in the summer. "My husband used to say hi to him," Wolfram recalled. "He seemed like a nice kid. He seems to go to work every day."
==============Wed, January 14, 2004
Keen cops spot weed; Burglary bust turns up grow-op
It was a bonus bust for a couple of eagle-eyed cops. Police were patrolling East Kildonan early Monday morning, when they spotted a burglary in progress -- at a home they later discovered was being used to grow marijuana.
"Keen observation skills of our District 4 officers led to this arrest," said Winnipeg police spokeswoman Const. Shelly Glover.
The officers noticed two men force a basement window at 265 Harbison Ave. W., and enter the bungalow, while a third man stood nearby as a lookout. Moments later, the two men left the house carrying 20 full-grown marijuana plants, Glover said. Cops arrested the two men, but the third man escaped. After obtaining a search warrant, police discovered the 560-square-foot home was being used to house a marijuana grow operation.
300 PLANTS SEIZED
Officers seized more than 300 marijuana plants valued at more than $336,000. Two men are facing break-in and marijuana possession-related charges. A 24-year-old man, who had been renting the home for at least five months, is facing charges of growing marijuana, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and theft of electricity.
Police believe the renter wasn't living in the home because they found no clothes, no food and just minimal furniture, Glover said. "We see this quite frequently ... where renters will rent homes with the sole purpose of growing marijuana," Glover said. "I can tell you we have seen many, many homes destroyed. The humidity that is created by growing marijuana in a home is tremendous and it really does rot the inside of a house out."
The house was assessed at $37,700, according to city records.
Glover said insurance doesn't cover damage to a home caused by a marijuana grow op, so landlords should be careful about who they rent to. She suggested landlords should request valid photo identification from a prospective tenant and also not accept cash for rent. Police suspect the burglars knew the house contained pot. "It would be an assumption, but I think they had a heads up," Glover said. Neighbors were surprised to hear marijuana was being cultivated on the quiet street. Elaine Wolfram, 58, said her next-door neighbor moved in shortly after a 20-something woman hanged herself in the house in the summer. "My husband used to say hi to him," Wolfram recalled. "He seemed like a nice kid. He seems to go to work every day."