Two Force Entry Into Home With Youth Home Alone, Steal $50K and Marijuana, Says MCSO
Press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office:
On 09-29-2020 at 5:07 PM the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office received a telephone call from a homeowner who resides in the 6000 block of Elledge Ranch Road in Ukiah, California.
The homeowner reported they had remotely witnessed, from a home security camera system, two suspects force entry into their home.
The homeowner also reported there was a 13 year-old male inside the home alone. This juvenile male immediately hid inside the residence as a result.
Deputies arrived at the residence approximately 12 minutes later and contacted the homeowner who had arrived at the home just prior to their arrival. A search of the home and property was unsuccessful in locating the suspects.
During a scene investigation it was determined the suspects stole over $50,000.00 in US currency and an undetermined amount of processed/packaged marijuana.
The suspects were described as wearing dark clothing, facial masks and fled on foot after the burglary. The suspects were believed to have later left the area in a blue or green Toyota Corolla sedan.
Deputies are conducting ongoing investigations into the reported burglary at this time.
UPDATE: Cash and Cannabis Located During Traffic Stop Tied to the Burglary Where 13-Year-Old Was Home Alone
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So it should be noted if this was a legal or black market operation.
What’s the difference. Thieves don’t discriminate.
It matters to me
Anybody else upset about the youth home alone w 50k and drugs or is it just me and this is the norm?
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The Internet seems to be more dangerous.
It’s the norm.
Hmm do you also question youth left alone home with mommy’s pain pills and thousands of dollars in art toys etc ?
You’ve never left your kid home with the car, your liquor cabinet, the beer in the fridge, your handgun and your mom’s jewelry? Roughly the equivalent here.
Small farmer’s can rarely afford the minimum $200 per month fees for cannabis bank accounts. And $50,000 sounds like a lot but there’s a good chance it’s almost the entire gross for one year that is already mostly spoken for in land payment, fees, etc.
Kym Kemp: I learned my lesson with my son. I saw the sake bottle walking across the golf course. We stop having alcohol in the house that was extra. The deal was with me and Mike, we would buy a bottle of wine and split it that evening so there was never leftovers. I never had jewelry that added up to that much nor did I ever had guns. The car keys were always in my pocket. And I agree that the $50,000 was gross income and there are so many expenses. But I just wouldn’t do it and risk my kid’s life.
It’s unfortunate that if your child is home alone without guns, money, drugs, jewelry or booze, and your home is burgled, your child is still at risk. You are, too, if you’re home. And anybody can be burgled pretty much anywhere, any time. The world is getting to be a scary place
Kym, think about that comparison honestly for a second.
Leaving a minor in a house with $50K in cash and a significant amount of marijuana is *nowhere near* leaving them with those things you just listed. Nowhere near the same.
Northern California has an epidemic of burglary and home invasion related to cannabis and all the things that typically attend the business, like large amounts of cash and guns. No one would ever describe the theft and robbery associated with those other things as anything like the scale of what surrounds the cannabis trade.
You seem like a sensible person. But that comparison is totally absurd.
I am glad you think I’m sensible, DQ. I try. You seem sensible to me but your position doesn’t make sense to me.
What you are basically saying is that anyone with $50 to $100K of walkable stuff can’t leave their 13-year-old home alone. That basically is most upper class and many middle class kids. Jewelry, firearms, stamp collections, cars, art, motorcycles, electronics, (not to mention credit cards and cash) etc. all are valuable. One car in a middle class home can easily be worth $20,000.
In addition, burglaries happen all the time in homes belonging to non growers and people with much less than $50,000 worth of walkable items. Households that have an income of less than $7500 annually were more likely to have a house member home when a burglary occurs. Should poor folks never leave their kid alone?
What it looks like to me is folks are either arguing that 13-year-olds should never be left home alone at all or they are arguing that only growers can’t leave 13-year-old kids home but people with equally valuable items can.
That’s a straw-man argument, Kym.
And there are two problems with it. Let’s test it, using the figure of $75k (right between your two figures).
My household is a middle class home, maybe even approaching upper middle class. It contains some computers, flat screen tvs, a tiny bit of jewelry, some bed frames, clothes, and lots of books. The value of the contents does not *even approach* $75k. Because these items are used, they probably don’t even add up to $50k in value, honestly.
That’s the first point: $75k of stuff is actually A LOT of stuff. I’ll add that I don’t think I know anyone who owns $50k of jewelry.
The second problem: what exactly does “walkable” mean? All my stuff, bed frames and books included, is technically “walkable,” I guess(?). But I have a hard time thinking that some group of thieves is going to target my house, break in, hold up my family, and box my books up. And then invest the insane amount of effort required to get the maximum value out of them. On Amazon or something. In other words, cash and weed are far more “walkable” than the collective possessions of the average family which doesn’t work in this industry.
You can see my point: processed weed and *hard cash* have an inherent value which can be easily and quickly redeemed. Anyone who’s lived in northern California knows that weed is almost as good as cash. Both are fungible items. This is why your comparison doesn’t work. And it’s inexcusable to expose a 13-year-old child to the dangers involved in the industry.
You love this area and you are especially supportive of the cannabis industry. I get that. But I think that commitment sometimes affects your notions of what is “normal” and “acceptable.”
Edit (to address your new edits):
First, firearms may be normal in rural areas. I can assure you they are nowhere near as common in middle class households in urban areas. Because I’ve lived in some of those communities.
Middle class families do not own art of significant value, either. And, in any case, the value of stolen art is difficult to redeem for cash. Even for extremely valuable art, Kym. That fact is taken for granted. Nor are motorcycles common. At all.
Also, let’s clarify what we’re talking about here, which isn’t specifically burglary: we’re talking home invasion by armed thieves.
The thing you need to be able to show, Kym, is that *households which are NOT involved in the cannabis trade are just as likely to be targets of home invasion as those that ARE involved in cannabis*; in Humboldt county. And I don’t think you can show that.
That cannabis homes are especially targeted for violent home invasion is a reality that’s generally acknowledged by people who live in the area.
DQ, There’s a lot to unpack there. I’ve certainly lived most of my adult life in communities of cannabis growers and I see them as generally good people who get a bad rap. So I’m probably protective of “my people.”
That said, can we stop victim blaming folks who get burglarized? In a perfect world you could have a million cash and an entire wine cellar and pounds of marijuana and no one would steal from you. And in a perfect world, if you did be so unfortunate as to have what could be your entire year’s income stolen in one fell swoop, no one would sneer at you for not having lived perfectly.
I don’t know about you but sometimes I drive on bald tires because money is tight, and sometimes I yelled at my kids because I was having a sucky day, and sometimes, if you are in a culture that doesn’t allow you to put your money in a bank or charges you outrageous fees to do so, and you get your entire year’s income in one fell swoop, you might have more money at home then you are super thrilled with but you also might have to work (yes, you’d be surprised most small growers have other jobs because it really isn’t a golden spoon), or go to the grocery store or help a neighbor and leaving your 13-year-old alone doesn’t seem like that big of deal. And then you have a slimeball steal from you and anonymous people want to sneer at you for not living perfect lives of absolute safety when we know they don’t live perfect lives either and have made tough choices sometimes but their lives are private, and yours is being rolled around in front of other people because of someone else’s criminal behavior.
So the thing I think I need to show is kindness and a willingness not to sneer at someone who just got screwed pretty bad.
DQ was spot on. Plain and simple, you’re bias. Double edged sword.
Yes I agree but dang sorry for the kid. So scary. Lots of thing wrong these days. Who knows who is coming to the door these days. I am not worried about these things normally. But lately it seems scary. I have had 4 census takers come through our gated Property which is posted. They have came through 4 times now. Yes they have their badges. They can only get through by following someone in. We have all filled out every form they have. By today I was getting worried. No we don’t grow a big hemp thing here. But do the thieves know that. They keep coming through in spite of our posting. They need to stop or I won’t call off my dog.
Kym, it is not the equivalent when you’re talking about thieves that are specifically targeting marijuana grows and large piles of cash. Unless this turns out to be some random thef looking for a score for his next high.
So you’re saying that thieves would only steal marijuana and turn their nose up at jewelry?
She’s saying that armed thieves are especially likely to target a house that they know is involved in the trade, for the same reasons that i did: cannabis and money.
That’s the initial draw for criminals inclined to use home invasion.
Kym makes a great point. If it were tomatoes or sage it wouldn’t matter too. It is the criminalization (now civil) of the plant that causes the violence. Those parents didnt cause that. I dont know about you but I keep my money in my home, especially when the political climate doesnt allow you to use a bank. That was only part of their fees, taxes, expenses and only part of his potential college fund, that’s the real crime.
You forgot to add state and federal income tax, social security tax , unemployment tax etc. in the list of things they may have had the 50 grand laying around for.
Yep.
My uncle was robbed and killed because he got a check every month and was older and COULD have pills. He did not own a car, did not have art or big TVs and didn’t even go out much. He was killed for something that someone thought he had. And he was very healthy and didn’t take any medication. Oh, and rented a small little house right in town. If someone wants something bad enough, they keep robbing until they find it.
I agree.
Leaving your child home with that much cash and weed is crazy. It makes you a higher target. That’s just the facts. Once your info gets told (which will be fast) you just leveled up your chances to be broken in on. Most people are not going to break in for alachol, TV, art and all that stuff. They want quick money. Especially like cash and drugs. Leaving your child home with drugs even pain pills or anything like that is crazy. Plus if you have any on you while to you’re gone it’s suppose to be in the bottle. No, your child shouldn’t be left alone with all that in the house. You can lock your gun in a safety box or safe. You can also lock up your alachol for safety as well so your child can’t get into it but most criminals are not looking for alachol. I don’t care if they have a weed business or not. I’m pro weed but that also means being a responsible parant. No it is not safe for the child with to be left alone with high cash amounts and large amounts of weed. It’s so irresponsible.
Guest: I agree with you totally. The youth should not had to deal with that situation. I would never do that to my kids. My heart goes out to the youth who had to hide.
No that’s fucked up shit and should not be be swept under the rug!!!
I’m upset the kid didn’t shoot these theives. Taught my kids how to use the 9mm by ten. They could have hurt or kidnapped him.
I agree with you, the kid was 13, unfortunately some families have to teach their children younger than that not only how to protect themselves, by hiding smartly as this kid did, but also how to be aware of what is in the house and where so they can stay out of it. My only question, when we had 7 teenagers in the house and we made that much money we had a safe, or two. You can’t put all your eggs in one basket and expect that people won’t take from you. You act defensively first, then if you are taken from, you may not experience as much of a loss. Seems like common sense but apparently not to a lot of people
i recommend watching the movie “City Of God” about 3rd world Brazil, because the conditions you see youth involved in there are close to reflecting those of youths in 3rd world California. Laws have become, in the minds of most Californians, suggestions to accept or dismiss at their leisure.
Drug laws, traffic laws, immigration laws?
*flips a coin*
🕯🌳Hmmmmmm.
It took 12 minutes for the PD to respond to a report of an in progress invasion of a home containing a minor? This is in Ukiah, not the boonies. Hope the PD has a good reason for the long response time.
DJRPIP… Elledge Ranch is 12 minutes,easily from.downtown Ukiah even if your hauling ass to get there. Someone knew, not random. That road is fairly remote and people just wandering up and finding the money and weed very unlikely.
WAY MORE TO THIS STORY THAN THIS!
If you cant keep your shit on the down low expect to get robbed!
What a waste of time and energy, good luck getting your cash and weed back. It’s gone!
Never store or process your product where you grow, and never foul your nest. Pot dealing 101.
When will pot growers learn not to keep their money and their drugs in the same spot. And not to keep either one of them in they’re fucking home with their children, fucking idiots.
for real 💯
Wow. Nothing but apologists for the drug trade. Scary if any of you raised kids or have grandkids. This website is a perfect example of everything wrong with this sick, sick culture.
“Yes, mommy and daddy sell weed, junior, but remember that is roughly equivalent to our running a liquor store, etc.”
“Okay, mom, but can we build a safe room please ….”
Pathetic excuses for the destruction of family and a child’s sense of security.
I always ask my friends who work for defense contracting firms how they feel about participating in the military industrial complex.
It’s always the same answer.
“Pays fucking great”
Now weapons can be seen as defensible because society has been trained well enough, and there’s no Consensus on war and peace, but that mortgage needs to be paid, and there’s plenty of people lookin for work.
Weapons of mass destruction or medicine of the masses.
Omg Marijuana, Cash, Lions and Tigers and Bears, its just so dangerous Toto. I need to get back to Kansas, California is so scarey
Guns are just as bad as weed. If you have them and someone else wants them, their going to try to take them. Someone walking down the street see a safe getting unloaded at your house,it’s going to be cash or guns. You’ve had friends over and they have a 20 year old kid that has a drug problem, hear the word safe and your house is no longer safe. It just happens.
Smart people find clever ways to hide money and valuables. A shed with a hidden hole under the floor, with a trap door covered by old rug and trashy items, a cupboard with a false bottom, topped with lots of dishes, a waterproof container , covered with leaves or woodpile. Keep your hiding spot/ info private! Camo! Don’t even let your kids know! I’ve used these methods and more, Never had problems. Use your imagination! Your money/ weed will be safe, and your kids will too.
I’ll add to the confusion it could be an inside job I’ve seen it happen before with teenagers getting on the stash never underestimate crafty teenagers
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