Crime & Safety
Armed Robbers Steal Pound of Marijuana During Lakeside Home Invasion
The Sheriff's Dept. is investigating the armed robbery of cash and drugs from a Lakeside residence.
Authorities today investigated a home invasion robbery in Lakeside in which several armed men stole about a pound of marijuana and an unknown amount of cash.
The robbery in the 8000 block of Cindy Lane was reported about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to San Diego County sheriff's Sgt. Scott Enyeart. The home is separated into a top residence and a lower one, he said.
The reporting party called 911 from the top residence and said that four to five men armed with guns were occupying the lower residence and that a female victim was inside. The caller knew one of the gunmen as a friend, Enyeart said without elaboration.
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The gunmen fled before deputies arrived.
While checking the lower residence, deputies smelled marijuana and learned that about a pound of marijuana was taken, along with cash, Enyeart said.
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No injuries were reported.
-City News Service
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