RIVERSIDE: Firefighters find false walls, marijuana grow, while battling structure fire

RIVERSIDE  — Officials cited a business owner after firefighters discovered an illegal marijuana grow while battling a structure fire Tuesday evening, December 19. According to fire and police officials, the fire broke out in a commercial building on the 6200 block of Columbus Avenue in Riverside. The 2000 square foot, single-story business that burned, which has Ritchie Construction listed on the front and side of the building, […]

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JURUPA VALLEY: Marijuana grow suspected as cause that destroyed residence

JURUPA VALLEY – A man was arrested after a fire destroyed a home Saturday, Dec. 3. The fire happened in the 6900 block of Pearl Street in Jurupa Valley. After the fire was extinguished, a resident of the property, identified as Guillermo Romero, 46, of Jurupa Valley, was arrested. He was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for marijuana cultivation, […]

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