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Feb. 4 Music Lover – Unknown suspects entered an unlocked truck parked 30 feet from the owner’s home on Johnson Valley Road in Foresthill, but didn’t take anything. The suspects then entered a second vehicle, which was parked 10 feet closer to the house, and stole six music CDs. Feb. 4 Medical Marijuana? – Deputies stopped a 22-year-old Nevada City woman for a license plate violation while traveling on Highway 49 at Shale Ridge Road. A quick check revealed she had a warrant for her arrest. While taking her into custody, the suspect made a “spontaneous statement that there was marijuana in her purse.” Deputies found two plastic baggies full of the stuff and a pipe. The woman claimed she had a prescription but could produce no proof.
Feb. 2 Sitting Idle – Deputies found a 35-year-old Foresthill man
passed out behind the wheel of his running vehicle in the parking lot
of a grocery store on Grass Valley Highway in Auburn. The suspect was
booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled
substance. Feb. 1 Gun Safe Crackers – A 54-year-old Lincoln man
returned to his McCourtney Road residence to find that unknown persons
had entered his home and attempted to break into his gun safe. The
would-be thieves couldn’t crack the safe and may have been scared away
by the victim’s arrival. Deputies believe they discovered a fingerprint
at the scene. Feb. 1 Welcome to California – At Thunder Valley
Casino in Lincoln, a 55-year-old female from Oregon reported that her
purse had been stolen. Credit cards belonging to the victim were used
to make purchases at two separate locations. Loss is estimated at $700. — Compiled from Placer County Sheriff’s Office crime reports.
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