SIMI VALLEY: BRIEFLY : 2 L.A. COUNTY MEN HELD IN POT CASE.THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Police arrested two Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County men and seized 250 high-grade marijuana plants from a house that was designed to cultivate the drug, officials said Saturday. David A. Singerman, 46, of North Hollywood was arrested at a Calle Pimiento pimiento: see pepper. pimiento or pimento Any of various mild peppers of the genus Capsicum that have distinctive flavour but lack pungency, including the European paprikas. house by about 25 officers from two counties, officials said. Police later arrested the owner of the house, Jack Mace Stanley, 49, at his Malibu residence, authorities said. Both men were arrested on suspicion of unlawfully planting, possessing and selling marijuana, officials said. Sheriff's deputies said they served a search warrant and found the marijuana plants in various stages of growth, with estimated street value of $1.25 million, in the Calle Pimiento house Friday. Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. investigators had been watching Singerman and secured a search warrant, police said. Officials said the search showed the house had been renovated for indoor cultivation of marijuana on a large scale. Police said they found the house divided into areas for growing, processing and drying the plants. Both men were booked pending posting of $10,000 bail. ?13Daily News 2 fires stall traffic on Conejo Grade Two vehicle fires clogged traffic Saturday morning near the Conejo Grade on the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. , police said. At about 9:38 a.m. a motor vehicle caught fire while climbing the grade in the southbound lane. The Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. dealt with the blaze, which gutted the motor home's interior and destroyed portions of the exterior, police said. The cause of the fire, which caused no injuries, is unknown, police said. At about 10:08 a.m., a pickup truck, traveling north downhill, caught fire at the bottom of the grade. Police said the flames were doused by another motorist, whose car was equipped with a fire extinguisher. There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire is unknown, police said. The Conejo Grade lies between Camarillo and Newbury Park. ?13Daily News |
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