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More from Other NewsThe Oak View residents who called the Sheriff’s Department early this morning to report that a group of men pretending to be Sheriff’s deputies had stolen their pot had legal permits for the two marijuana plants that were filched, authorities said.
The residents of the home on the 100 block of Valley View Drive in Oak View were allowed to possess the pot under Proposition 215, which legalized limited medical use of marijuana, said Sheriff’s Department Spokesman Capt. Jerry Hernandez.
The amount of marijuana the residents were growing fell within the legal limit, he said.
The marijuana plants were stolen by robbers who broke into the home about 1:35 a.m.
Residents told authorities they heard men say they were sheriff’s deputies and order everyone in the home to lie to the ground, then someone broke a window and took and two marijuana plants, Hernandez said.
None of the robbers confronted any of the residents, though some residents observed the robbery, he said.
Posted by Colorblind on October 29, 2007 at 7:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Only in Oak View. Classic.
Posted by That_is_sad on October 29, 2007 at 7:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Embarassing for those of us who grew up there...
Posted by Hueneme_girl29 on October 29, 2007 at 7:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh my gosh, they called the cops becuase their pot got stolen? So now they are probably in jail? How stupid.
Posted by jkaspr on October 29, 2007 at 7:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
No one ever said criminals were smart....I can only imagine what the cop taking that report said...You reporting a what...they stole what...
Man if I could have seen that...I wonder if he had a straight face the whole time?
Posted by opfor2 on October 29, 2007 at 8:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Boy they don't get any dumber do they??
Posted by wononone on October 29, 2007 at 8:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Jay Leno and Craig Ferguson will have a good time with this one.
Posted by jprieto on October 29, 2007 at 8:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The sad part is that the police had to answer the call. I hope they arrested the dumb @##$# who called.
Posted by MADJACKEL on October 29, 2007 at 9:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
do you all know if it the growers were legal or not??? Some people DO have a license for legal pot and are allowed to grow.
Posted by another1bitesthedust on October 29, 2007 at 9:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It makes sense to me now why everyone in Oak View/Ojai area are so mellow and Laid-back.
Posted by bugmenot on October 29, 2007 at 9:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
They were probably medical growers with gardens operated legally under California Proposition 215 and Senate Bill 420.
Or they were completely high.
Posted by another1bitesthedust on October 29, 2007 at 10:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That's great! LOL!!!!! Joefox and bugmenot! You both made my morning!!!! LMAO!!
Posted by lescornejo on October 29, 2007 at 10:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Judgement aside on the reporting stolen pot, I do think that the authorities should know that there was band of men invading a home impersonating sheriff deputies.
Posted by salvadors_girl on October 29, 2007 at 11:19 a.m.
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Posted by shaver_one on October 29, 2007 at 11:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
They were growing it for Medical marijuana use...legal in the state (with license). Unfortunately, it is illegal according to Federal laws.
Posted by Comments on October 29, 2007 at 12:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sadly this is not the 1st time I've heard of something like this. I don't know if these growers were legal or not. I do know that there have been other instances where someone has called the police to report their dope having been stolen. What idiots.
And I agree that it's important for the cops to know if there are criminals impersonating them.
Posted by justmeinsp on October 29, 2007 at 1:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
boy, i needed a good laugh right now, and this filled the spot. obviously the thieves knew about the plants to begin with, and are probably 'friends' of the growers. however i do have to agree that impersonating peace officers is not cool... that's more wrong than growing/stealing a little pot...
Posted by narc121 on October 29, 2007 at 4:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ok, this story sounds very strange. It's obvious word got around these people were growing marijuana. What are the odds that "robbers" picked a house to rob and it just so happened to have marijuana growing in it?
Posted by cindoh23 on October 29, 2007 at 4:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Can any of you people read they were allowed to possess the pot under Proposition 215, which legalized limited medical use of marijuana, said Sheriff’s Department Spokesman.
Posted by slkrchck on October 29, 2007 at 5:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
cindoh23...the article has been amended. nice example of why people shouldn't jump to conclusions or belive everything they read. next we may find the permits were forged.
Posted by Nosmo_King on October 29, 2007 at 6:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
cindoh you would have needed to read the original (unamended)article for most of the comments to be in context. It does say ammended at the very top, however a moderators note would have helped. What are these people gonna do now for their "medicine" ?
Posted by smithjc on October 29, 2007 at 10:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
they're probably watering their pot with it right now, rcamacho.
Posted by jkaspr on October 30, 2007 at 9:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The original story made no mention of it being medicinal.....
Posted by justdboy on October 30, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I still think the story sounds like a Monty Python skit.
Posted by kyliepoo007 on October 30, 2007 at 1:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is too funny..........I didnt have to read the story the title had me rolling.....
Posted by VenturaCountyGuy on October 30, 2007 at 4:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sadly most of you can't read. They grew it legally. Therefore they could not be arrested. If so the judge would just drop the case.
Posted by Hueneme_girl29 on October 31, 2007 at 12:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sadly, VENTURACOUNTYGUY, when this story originally printed, it mentioned nothing about them legally growing it, they added it later when more details came about. So when we all commented on this, it said nothing about medical marajuana or anything about that they legally grew it.
Posted by daze805 on October 31, 2007 at 6:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How did the thiefs know there was pot in the home? Sounds like they need to check the "friends" of the victims.
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