The operation hit over 30 sites in the Covelo, Laytonville, Potter Valley and Redwood Valley areas.
Tag: Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office
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Third arrest made in investigation into Covelo woman’s death
Sheriff’s Office also seeking to arrest juvenile believed to be involved in homicide.
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Man arrested near Covelo at nearly 10,000-plant illegal cannabis grow
A second armed man fled the site; the pesticide carbofuran, banned in the U.S. since 2009, was found at the site.
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Mendocino County settles with its largest union, commits $6 million it hasn’t budgeted
Supervisors approved three labor contracts Tuesday, minutes after agreeing to spend $1 million refilling sheriff’s positions the county had cut to save money.
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Autopsy rules Covelo woman’s death a homicide
The sheriff’s office identified her as Josepha Littlewolf Basurto, 31, found shot at an illegal marijuana grow.