Juvenile arrested for Hemptation Burglary
Calaveras County Sheriff's Office Investigators arrested a 16 year
old juvenile male from San Andreas for burglary and possession of stolen
property.
On 6-2-12 at about 7:05am, the Sheriff's Office took a burglary
report at 148 E. St Charles Street, a business known as Hemptation,
after a passerby noticed the front window was broken out and employees
found items missing. On 6-10-12 at about 11:30pm, a Calaveras County
Sheriff's Deputy patrolling the area noticed that another window on the
front of the business had been shattered within the last 5-10 minutes.
Deputies responded to the area along with the assistance of an Angels
Camp Police Officer and K-9 unit attempting to locate suspects with
negative results. Upon arrival of store employees, it was discovered
that numerous items were stolen from inside the store.
Investigators conducted follow-up on this case including numerous
anonymous tips regarding who committed the burglaries. A 16 year old
male juvenile from San Andreas was arrested after Investigators located
items that were positively identified as stolen during the second
burglary.
This is still an active investigation with follow-up being done to
identify possible accomplices. If you have any leads or information
regarding this case you can call the Sheriff's Office at (209)754-6500 or our anonymous tip line (209) 754-6030.
