GRASS VALLEY, CA — “In the early morning hours on Sept. 1, a group of reportedly armed individuals attempted to rob a legal cannabis farm and home in the Grass Valley area*. The property owners’ alarm system was activated as they attempted to break open a side door of a building on the property (not the residence) and the suspects fled. The property owners were home at the time of the incident and were unharmed.
Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) deputies responded to the property while other NCSO deputies conducted an area check for the suspects. Two vehicles, believed to be associated with the attempted robbery, were located in the vicinity. Vehicle enforcement stops were initiated but the drivers failed to yield and fled southbound on Highway 49 toward Auburn with deputies in pursuit. The drivers operated at excessive and unsafe speeds and failed to stop for red lights and stop signs, putting other motorists at risk. The deputies eventually lost sight of the vehicles and local law enforcement partners were notified.
Placer County Sheriff’s Office deputies spotted the two vehicles traveling westbound on Interstate 80 and officers of the City of Roseville, California Police Department conducted high-risk, felony vehicle stops near I-80 and Rocklin Rd. that resulted in the apprehension of two suspects from one of the vehicles. The other vehicle remains at large…