Sheriff’s office investigates phony marijuana raid
Oct 4, 2009 Online Issue
LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of men who allegedly raided a marijuana grow while impersonating federal agents.
Capt. James Bauman reported that the sheriff’s office recently received a report of a marijuana grow being raided by a group of armed men dressed in law enforcement attire and claiming to be agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Other incidents of phony law enforcement raids involving the theft of marijuana by people impersonating law enforcement officers and mocking their tactics have been reported in other Northern California counties this season, Bauman said.
There was no violence or injury to the victim in the phony raid in Lake County, Bauman said.
He added that those engaged in the cultivation of marijuana, whether legally or illicitly, are advised to be mindful of the incidents.
No further information is being released pending further investigation into the Lake County case, Bauman said.
SOURCE: LAKE COUNTY NEWS
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2nd arrest for teacher in alcohol, pot case
Sep 21, 2009 Online Issue
The same day she was released from custody on charges of providing alcohol and marijuana to Grant Community High School students, 
teacher Kym Krocza was in hot water again.
Krocza, 41, was charged Thursday in Lake County Circuit Court with harassment for attempting to block the vehicle of a mother of one of the students from entering or exiting a shared driveway Tuesday, officials said.
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said Krocza told police after her arrest she committed the act because she was angry one of the students came forward.
The offense could land Krocza in prison for seven years, the Lake County state’s attorney’s office said.
Krocza was arrested and charged Tuesday with two felony counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile after allegedly having two freshmen girls from her neighborhood come to her home between January and August and do work there.
Tags: Kym Krocza, Lake County
