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Licensed marijuana grower ripped off in Lumby

Licensed marijuana grower ripped off in Lumby | iNFOnews.ca
RCMP Photographer: Charlotte Helston

LUMBY – The owner of a licensed marijuana grow-op in Lumby was robbed last week in what police call a “grow rip.”

RCMP say they were called to a home on Grandview Avenue on Friday, March 27, about an insecure premise.

The officers arrived to find it was actually a break and enter.

The man living there had a license to grow pot and police say that was the sole reason the house was broken into.

RCMP say the thieves forced their way into the home when the tenant was away. The suspects stole his plants and did some “significant” damage.

No arrests have been made.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca or call 250-491-0331. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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