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Burglaries at over 40 Denver-area marijuana dispensaries lead to charges for members of two organized crime groups
About $780,000 of cash and property were stolen, and the members of two organized crime groups also now face charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, illegal possession of firearms and violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act.
Man who robbed Bay Area cannabis delivery truck gets 42 months; Judge criticizes prosecutors but acknowledges ‘brazen’ crime
SAN FRANCISCO — A Bay Area man who admitted to participating in the 2018 robbery of a cannabis delivery truck was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison Tuesday, by a judge who acknowledged “all of the good work” the defendant has done to better himself since his arrest. Lamar Johnson, 31, […]
Richmond marijuana company owner doused in Pine Sol and sugar as coup de grâce to home invasion robbery
In the early morning of April 4, the owner of a Richmond marijuana concentrate company walked into his Concord home after spending the night in San Francisco, he almost instantly felt the muzzle of a gun press against the back of his head. “Get on the ground,” an armed robber told him. He did as […]
Suspect charged in armed robbery of Denver marijuana dispensary — may be connected to 5 others
Denver prosecutors have charged a suspect in the armed robbery of a marijuana dispensary last month that law enforcement officials believe is connected to five similar hold-ups in late 2019.
Denver dispensary burglaries hit a 3-year high in 2019
Police are investigating a string of armed robberies of metro-area dispensaries in December as the number of break-ins at Denver marijuana businesses hit a three-year high in 2019. Dispensaries in the city reported five robberies and 122 burglaries last year, according to the Denver Police Department. Both offenses increased slightly from 2018, when Denver marijuana […]
Denver dispensary burglaries hit 3-year high as 2019 ended with rash of armed robberies
Police are investigating a string of armed robberies of metro-area dispensaries in December as the number of break-ins at Denver marijuana businesses hit a three-year high in 2019.
Armed robbers wearing masks hit multiple marijuana businesses in Denver metro area
Denver police investigators believe the same armed and masked robbers have struck at multiple marijuana businesses in the metro area since early November. The robbers have brandished multiple weapons in five robberies, the first on Nov. 4 and the most recent on Dec. 11, according to police. All the robberies have happened at night and […]
Man sentenced up to 12 years in prison for two armed robberies of same Denver pot shop
One of four men charged with marijuana store robberies in Denver pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced up to 12 years in prions.
Four get lengthy prison sentences in botched marijuana robbery that led to murder of Loveland man
Joshua Binns, Seth Binns, Ryan Arellano and Mackenzie Fay sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their role in botched marijuana robbery in Elrya Swansea neighborhood that left Charles Polzin dead and his son, Josh Polzin, injured.
Last defendant in botched Elyria Swansea marijuana heist that led to murder pleads guilty
Joshua Scott Binns, who was accused of killing a man during a botched marijuana heist, on Friday pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and a crime of violence and now faces as long as 48 years in prison.