MARIJUANA GROW-OP LINK TO ATTEMPTED GENERATOR THEFT

Thieves once again attempted to make off with a large, industrial
generator from a facility in Oceanside, and police suspect the
incident is related to marijuana production.

Constable Jeff Scott says police received a report of thieves having
tried to make off with a large generator from the Rogers cell phone
tower site on Horne Lake Road on Feb. 9.

"They broke into the access door to the generator and tried to steal
the generator," says Constable Jeff Scott.

The generators are a favourite target of people running the grow
operations, he says, as they can be used to mask the telltale spike
in electricity consumption.

"A lot of the time those are stolen for larger grow operation sites,
so they don't have to show they're using electricity," Scott says.

The thieves were unsuccessful in removing the heavy generator, and
police are going to have a tough time tracking down who was
responsible for the attempt, as the incident is believed to have
taken place any time between December and last week. Anyone with
information is asked to contact the RCMP at 248-6111.