Another marijuana growth house

A tip from a resident led to Arcadia Police uncovering yet another home being used to grow hundreds of marijuana plants.

On Thursday, December 4, 2014, at about 3 p.m., detectives obtained and served a search warrant for illegal indoor marijuana cultivation at a home in the 400 block of East Wistaria Avenue. The tip of suspicious activity came from a resident in response to the Arcadia Police Department’s “See Something, Say Something” program.

Once inside the residence, Arcadia Detectives searched the home and found the majority of the residence being used as a sophisticated, indoor marijuana grow operation. Approximately 250 mature marijuana plants were being grown in bedrooms and in a converted garage. The grow consisted of multiple rooms with lighting, ventilation, electrical wiring, irrigation and drying bins strewn throughout the residence. It appeared the electrical set-up was bypassing the meter and also tapping directly into electrical service. here was no evidence of this being a medical marijuana related grow and nobody was located inside the dwelling.

This case is currently being investigated by Detectives from the Arcadia Police Department. Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5151, case #14-5789. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the tip web page at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.