High Caliber Organics is a “fully licensed cultivation and distribution company with a 30,000 square foot facility” in Adelanto, according to its Weedmaps page. A group of thieves tried to rob a commercial marijuana cultivator early Tuesday in Adelanto, then attempted to escape sheriff’s deputies in a yellow Penske moving truck they’d planned to use for the heist, authorities said.About 2:37 a.m., the alarm went off at High Caliber Organics, 16176 Beaver Road. The business owner called the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department after being contacted by his alarm company. Ojeda and Lopez were booked at High Desert Detention Center on suspicion of burglary. Two passengers, Vilma Ojeda and Dalia Lopez, were detained at the end of the pursuit, according to authorities.Authorities found preliminary information to suggest that multiple vehicles and suspects were involved in the burglary.
A group of thieves tried to rob a commercial marijuana cultivator early Tuesday in Adelanto, then attempted to escape sheriff’s deputies in a yellow Penske moving truck they’d planned to use for the heist, authorities said.
About 2:37 a.m., the alarm went off at High Caliber Organics, 16176 Beaver Road. The business owner called the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department after being contacted by his alarm company. Remotely viewing inside the business via security cameras, he saw six to eight suspects, possibly armed, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
When deputies arrived, several suspects got into the Penske truck, and the driver...
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