Marijuana-growing operation found behind LAPD's Topanga Station
Police discovered a marijuana growing operation this afternoon on a property just 25 feet from the back door of the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga Station, authorities said.
The marijuana plants were discovered after a search warrant was served about 3 p.m. on the property in the 8400 block of Canoga Avenue, LAPD officer Gregory Baek said.
He said officers launched an investigation about a week ago after smelling marijuana. Investigators were at the scene, and no additional details were available.
--Robert J. Lopez
EDITOR'S PICKS:
well that was dumb
Posted by: Brian Hong | November 18, 2009 at 05:27 PM
Well, gee, I'm sorry, but Steve Cooley is forcing me to grow my own. Was that not a good choice of location?
Posted by: ZenMonkey | November 18, 2009 at 05:57 PM
Criminals make it so easy for dumb police.Idiots were to stingy to make the appropriate hush money payoff.Boneheads forgot thier is always pig's and want to be piglets around a major pigpen.low and behold a pig sneaks some and if used by pigs they get the munchies,hence the saying pigging out.
Posted by: davidozone | November 18, 2009 at 06:16 PM
The whole obsession with pot is silly beyond words. The powers-that-be have nothing else to do, so they harp on something that adults want to enjoy. They use "children" as the excuse. Just an enormous waste of resources for the past 35 years.
Posted by: Robert | November 18, 2009 at 06:18 PM
kol hakvod (and I ain't talking about the cops)
Posted by: mike | November 18, 2009 at 06:25 PM
This story just goes to illustrate that laws have no deterance for those who want to get into the trafficking of pot. This period which our government fought the drug war will be look upon as one of the dumbest, costly and harmful social experiments in America History.
Posted by: William Aiken | November 18, 2009 at 06:33 PM
PLEASE focus on the serious issues in California. How many murderers, thieves, rapists, and true drug dealers are there on the streets in Los Angeles? Do you really have the time to "smell" marijuana, make the arrests, fill out hours and hours of paperwork, push another 2+ people in an already massively crowded system? Do you really? And now the citizens who cannot even pay their rent or utilities will have to pay over 40K a year just in case they are incarcerated. PLEASE....focus on the real crimes!
Posted by: Jennifer Kaye | November 18, 2009 at 07:10 PM
Two groups of dummies squaring off in the deep valley - legalize MJ and remove both from the playing field.
Posted by: Otis | November 18, 2009 at 08:26 PM
HA HA HA HA
Posted by: boy | November 18, 2009 at 09:19 PM
25 feet from the backdoor? wow
Posted by: LA Hitmen | November 18, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Valid medicinal value, it’s a victimless crime, the War on Drugs WAY too costly, too many arrests for simple possession, tax it and use the money to pay for health insurance and to reduce the deficit…Need I say more?
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