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SFPD bust yields 1,400 marijuana plants from 3rd Street growhouse

Alexandra Moss

SFPD officers seized than 1,400 marijuana plants from a clandestine grow house in the South of Market area last Wednesday. Firefighters investigating an alarm in a five-story mixed use building on the 600 block of Third Street notified SFPD they had stumbled across a grow operation on the third floor, and suspected additional plants were located on the two floors above.

After obtaining a search warrant, SFPD entered the building and discovered plants on the third and fifth floors. According to SFPD’s account, wiring was strewn across the floor between the plants and open tubs of water. A similar set-up growing the plants was found on the fourth floor, but it appeared cultivation had not yet begun.

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Oakland crime dip continues, but grow houses still targets

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Oakland Police Department

Oakland’s drop in violent crime, which we pointed out a few weeks back, shows no sign of letting up.

Crime statistics from August 1st to August 8 show 58 aggravated assaults, down 9 percent from 2009 and 24 percent from 2008.

55 robberies occurred in that span, 10 percent fewer than at the same point in 2009.

Although 19 shootings have taken place since the beginning of the month (11 from August 1 to August 8, and eight since), there has been only one murder, on August 10 in East Oakland.. To date, there have been 50 murders in Oakland, compared to 59 and 75 at this point in 2009 and 2008, respectively.

One notable crime trend is an increase in residential robberies (107 this year, up 45 percent) and burglaries (2,074 in 210 up 14 percent from 2009). Continue reading