Operation Hammer Strike, the San Bernardino County law enforcement effort to eradicate illegal marijuana grows, took down an additional two hundred forty-four illegal grows in weeks thirty-seven and thirty-eight. The team served forty-one…
San Bernardino County Code Enforcement will begin cleaning up hoop houses, irrigation systems, tarp fencing and other items that support illegal cannabis grow sites throughout the county. The first clean-up began last week in Lucerne Valley,…
38 people were arrested, and 26 illegal marijuana grow operations countywide, including four in Wonder Valley and two in Twentynine Palms, were shut down during the fifth week of illegal marijuana grow raids. According to Sheriff’s reports,…
Pot farmers and property owners who lease their land for cannabis cultivation – be warned. The county board of supervisors passed a game-changing urgency ordinance yesterday (August 10) that significantly increased the fines and penalties for…
Unincorporated desert communities throughout the county could soon see an end to the reefer madness. That’s because when the County Board of Supervisors meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow in San Bernardino, they’ll consider enacting an Urgency Ordinance…
When Congressman Jay Obernolte was the guest on the Z107.7 Up Close Show last Friday (July 9), he wasted no time tackling one of the biggest problems plaguing our desert communities; illegal marijuana cultivation. Cassidy Taylor has the recap… …
We have additional information regarding a home in Twentynine Palms that was first raided as an illegal marijuana grow house, then burned down that same night. According to a Sheriff’s press release, deputies along with investigators from the…
A Twentynine Palms home that burned down Thursday night (June 24) had been raided by a Sheriff’s marijuana enforcement team earlier that day. According to Sheriff’s reports, Deputies responded around 7 a.m. to a home in the 6000 block of Regino…
Illegal marijuana cultivation in San Bernardino County was the big topic of last night’s town hall with U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte, who represents the Morongo Basin. Lieutenant Mark Bracone from the County Sheriff’s Gangs Narcotics division…
Congressman Jay Obernolte, who represents the Morongo Basin, will hold a town hall by telephone today (June 24) from 5-6 p.m. to hear directly from residents on issues impacting the community. The town hall will also include a public safety…
While illegal marijuana grow operations continue to proliferate in Morongo Basin’s unincorporated communities there remains a modicum of hope that a legislative solution is at least possible. Here’s reporter Mike Lipsitz with more on the news…
Six men were arrested, and nearly 4,000 marijuana plants were seized, when Sheriff’s deputies raided five locations in Wonder Valley Thursday. Deputies had received numerous complaints about large illegal marijuana cultivations near the 86200…
It has been a busy week so far for deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff Station, as they served 12 search warrants Monday (May 17) and Tuesday (May 18) at illegal outdoor marijuana cultivation sites in the unincorporated county areas of…
More than $10 million to tackle illegal marijuana farms, short-term rental abuses, snow-play nuisances, and other concerns will be in the 2021-22 county budget. Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe, who represents the Morongo Basin…
California’s Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Division regulates pot growers statewide. It operates a toll-free hotline for the public to report suspected illegal grower activity and it maintains an arsenal of weapons to fight…
Last night, the Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council met in a lively virtual meeting that focused almost entirely on the problem of illegal marijuana grows, mostly in the Landers and Desert Heights areas. Reporter Heather Clisby was there ……
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