VICENTE SANTIAGO
On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at approximately 3:40 p.m.,
HPD Patrol Officers were dispatched to 180 Bonner Street to assist Hartford Fire
Department on a structure fire. After the fire was extinguished, fire personnel
notified HPD Officers that they located suspected marijuana grow in the master
bedroom. HPD Detectives from the Vice and Narcotics Unit responded to the scene
and determined that inside the residence was a marijuana grow in the bedroom and
basement areas. A search warrant was applied for and executed, where Detectives
were able to locate 20 marijuana plants and several items used to cultivate
marijuana plants. The resident of the home arrived on scene and was placed
under arrest for several drug related charges and transported to the HPD Booking
Facility to be processed. HFD reported the fire was not caused by marijuana
op.
Evidence:
20 Marijuana plants
Grow lights, timers, liquid plant food, thermometer and one
grow cabinet
Arrested: Vincente Santiago, 32, of Hartford, CT
CHARGES:
1. Illegal Cultivation of
Marijuana
2. Possession of
Marijuana
3. Drug Factory
4. Possession within 1500
feet of a School
I understand that enforcing las are requisite for the policing job. By for Christ sake, what a dumb law to have on the books.
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If you had $200,000 you could have applied for a license to grow marijuana legally. But if a regular person tries to do it, it's now a crime of moral turpitude. Please. The same rich white establishment that's been putting minority men in jail for years is now making money off it. If they do it, it's ok, they had the $200K for the license. The hypocrisy of it amazes me. Why the public tolerates it is beyond me. Sheeple.
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DeleteSo if a person owns a Dispenciary within 1500 feet of a school that's not a crime???
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