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Indoor Marijuana Garden Busted In Meridian
MERIDIAN - Edward Dean Rice of Boise was arrested at 6:30 p.m. during a search of his "middle-class" home after neighbors complained of suspicious late night traffic to the residence.
Officers found a "large grow" containing more than 80 live marijuana plants, as well as pot paraphernalia and some guns.
Rice is currently being held at the Ada County Jail and being charges with manufacturing marijuana with intent to deliver.
According the Sheriff Gary Raney, the grow house was located on the 5000 block of Ice Springs Way near Eagle Road and McMillan Road.
Click to see photos of the Meridian Middle Class Indoor Pot Operation!
"The sort of traffic that was disruptive to this neighborhood that had many children living in it, out front playing in their yards," Raney told KTVB. "Not only was this traffic coming and going in the middle of the night, but it made residents uncomfortable and they knew something was up, and thankfully they called us."
Boise, Coeur d'Alene Among Most Secure US Cities
Coming in a close second in Sperling's "Best Places" report, Boise has been named one of the most secure cities in the United States.
The report ranks cities and towns based on crime stats, extreme weather history, risk of natural disaster, environmental hazards, terrorism threats, air quality, life expectancy, and unemployment rates. 379 U.S. metro areas were rated, categorized by population. Boise is ranked second best among the larger (greater than 500,000) metropolitan areas, just after San Jose, Calif.
Boise may have just missed the number one position in this study due to the terrible winter air quality. Inversions each winter bring air quality to dangerous levels in the Treasure Valley.
Idaho also has a high-ranking small town on the list of best places. Coeur d'Alene is number 18 among towns with fewer than 150,000 residents. Go Idaho!
Three Kids Are Responsible for 85% of Boise Graffiti
According to the Boise Police Department, three young males are responsible for as much as 85% of reported graffiti crime in Boise.
Taylor Tyan Coe and Lazarus James Moon, both 19, as well as Elysse S. Taylor, 20, all Boiseans, were arrested in a dramatic conclusion to more than 13 weeks of intense investigation in the Boise area. Officers have been following tips and developing leads starting with the original "Crime Stoppers" tip, all of which finally led them to two Boise homes Thursday morning, on near Fairview & Cole, and the other in the vicinity of 27th & Main Streets.
Those homes were searched on warrants, and officers collected "dozens of spray paint cans", "back packs, bags, and clothing officers all believe was used during the crimes", and "numerous photos and notebooks that show graffiti painted at a number of locations."
BPD investigators are working with nearby law enforcement agencies in an effort to connect the three hoodlums with other reported graffiti crimes in Meridian, Garden City, and Eagle.
The press release has much more information.
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