Crime & Safety
4 Teens Suspected In Cannabis Burglary, Nabbed In East RivCo: Sheriff
Police arrived at the scene to find a window of a cannabis shop smashed and merchandise taken, according to the store manager.
BLYTHE, CA — Four teens were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of breaking into and robbing a cannabis business in Blythe.
Tomas Calderon and Augustine Hernandez, both 18, were booked into Blythe Jail on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and felony vandalism, according to the Blythe Police Department. They were both being held on $10,000 bail.
Police did not release the names of the other two suspects because they are juveniles.
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Officers responded at around 3 a.m. Wednesday to an activated burglary alarm at a licensed commercial cannabis business in the 1800 block of East Hobsonway in Blythe, police said.
Upon arrival, they found that the front glass door of the business was smashed and the store manager indicated that merchandise was taken, according to police.
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The four suspects were found within 30 minutes after officers watched a surveillance video. Officers say they found evidence connecting the suspects to the burglary, however the evidence was not disclosed.
