SMT 911!
A Stinky Lead
Dufftown, Scotland – There is no better way to tip off the police that you are growing a massive pot farm than by having 360 bags of compost delivered to your residential home. I could see this sliding under the radar if the bags were delivered to a farm or a ranch…but to a house!? How did they think that this would not raise suspicion?!. Perhaps in their home country they would’ve gotten away with it, but not in the good old home of Scotland Yard. These people are smart and know how to put two and two together. So when two men paid more than $3,500 at a local garden center for the compost and had it delivered to a house on six pallets, it wasn’t long before police arrived on the scene. Not only did the police discover 497 pot plants growing in a room with a street value of $450,000, but a gang of pot growers, all of whom were illegal immigrants from China and Malaysia. One member tried to play the innocent card by telling police, “he’d been watering and feeding the plants and had been told by another gang member that it was “expensive grass”. I was just like a fool. I didn’t know what was going on around this time. I have got no job.” He probably would’ve been better off if he played the “me no speak English” card.
An Uncivil Civilian
Plattsburgh, New York – There are Civil War buffs. There are Civil War Collectors. Then there’s this guy…a civil war freak. This 26-year-old man has been arrested for stealing Civil War artifacts from a museum…again. The young man, a former board member of the Clinton County Historical Association, was arrested once again when he stole a Civil War uniform coat worth $3,000 from the society. When he was arrested he was serving community service for stealing swords, guns and a flag from the historical society the year before. Although he was trying to sell those items on eBay, they were recovered. Unfortunately, the Civil War uniform has not been recovered yet. He will spend 90 days in jail and perform 200 hours of community service.
A Trip to the Zoo, Leads to a Trip to the Jail
Norman, Ohio – Most criminals usually have a rule not to return to the scene of the crime, but this young man decided to return and was unwittingly helpful in leading to his own arrest. The 24-year-old Norman man had stolen a 12-foot albino Burmese python and an African Sulcata tortoise (I have no idea how!) from the Little River Zoo. He then returned to the zoo a few days later and asked zoo employees how to care for a python and a tortoise, and the employees of course contacted the police. The police found the reptiles at the man’s home as well as Ecstasy. The young man is now facing felony charges for knowingly concealing stolen property, cruelty to animals and possession of a controlled dangerous drug. The cruelty charge stems from a kitten being placed in the python’s cage and eaten by the snake, according to police. While the animals are now safely back behind bars…it is nice to know that this guy will be too.
