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| Photo: Lake County News-Sun |
| The Millers: They're in the jailhouse now, all of 'em |
Authorities had been investigating multiple fraudulent online orders and downloads resulting from a Lincolnshire, Ill., car burglary in July. In that case, the victim's credit card was taken from his vehicle, reports Frank Abderholden at the Lake County News-Sun.
Lincolnshire and Buffalo Grove police departments, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and investigators from the Lake County State's Attorney Office claimed they had enough information to get a search warrant for a residence in Buffalo Grove.
Trevor Miller, 17, was allegedly downloading online games and buying "virtual gold coins" with stolen credit cards.
He was charged with identity theft, burglary, unlawful use of a credit card, computer fraud, and unlawful production of marijuana plants.
While searching the house and property, police found three cannabis plants inside and three more plants outside the house.
Miller's parents, James, 52, and Cindy, 50, were both charged with unlawful production of marijuana.
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gypski said:
I sure hope we don't hear that it was the marijuana that made him do it. Nobody ever said all marijuana users were honest people, just like all alcohol users aren't honest people. And these shortcomings are just restricted to one social/economic class. Time to take marijuana out of the equation. Crooks are crooks, no more, no less.
gypski replied to gypski:
Edit to above. .....shortcomings aren't just restricted......
dna said:
This may be beside the point but...
Why wouldn't the person who was robbed cancelled their credit cards right away? It seems like the 'duh' thing to do.
Brenda replied to dna:
They probably forgot cause they were stoned......lol
Jack Bauer replied to dna:
It's obvious that the cards were left active so that the police could find, and arrest, the thief.
Sora replied to Jack Bauer:
That's not obvious but it would've made sense to do so, only with the approval of the credit card company!
Richard Curry said:
You just can't fix stupid...
Beverly replied to Richard Curry:
LOL!!! EXACTLY!!!!
J said:
I go to school with Trevor. WOW.
anon said:
His face looks like my dick love /v/
Randy replied to anon:
Son, you better go see a doctor!
TorusMC said:
WOW...people are idiots and just do not understand technology. It is super easy to track online transactions, and it is fairly easy to pinpoint a geographic location where some internet activity is taking place. Combine these together and I bet it was a no-brainer for the cops to track this kid down.
Also, the only harm here being done was the idiot kid who stole the credit cards.
viralviralvideos.com said:
Why would two 50 year olds be locked in a cage just for havig 6 plants of nature growing? We live in a sad world.
Beverly replied to viralviralvideos.com:
Very SAD!!!
The Jesus said:
6 plants is not a farm. Its personal use. Or its people trying to get free weed but not knowing shit about growing marijuana. I'm from Alaska, I know what I'm talking about.
J oDean said:
Stupid kid. Wow, he needs a serious beat down.
Lou
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ninformant said:
i hope they provided better care for their plants than they did their dumb-ass son.
Coolchicken said:
Kid spends money on video games. not a dime on acne cream. Kid is most likely a virgin.
Just another day said:
Same shit, different day. Who cares.......
Shpook said:
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that unless it was specified in the warrant that they were they searching for drugs, the parents can't be arrested. The police would need a separate warrant for the pot.
Joe Toker replied to Shpook:
In the United States, you can be arrested for anything at anytime - are you new here? If not, heads-up: the government is out of control. It's the citizens' collective fault that things are this way. That's Democracy in inaction.
Anonymous replied to Shpook:
In the U.S. when a warrant is issued to search a house for something, and the police walk in and see any illegal objects, or activities going on in plain-view, they can arrest people for that.
Aziz said:
I wonder what they regret growing more - the ganja or the kid.
Bal said:
I feel like we're getting further away from those type of fear mongering ignorant reactions. They'll definitely still happen. But I really do think it's getting less frequent
A said:
6 plants is a "farm" now? Wow...
Fulton said:
The real problem is the parents weren't parenting. They didn't question anything he does on his computer. It's a shame their crop got busted as well. but Stupid breeds stupid.
It really is time to change these misconceptions of smoking weed, LEGALIZE IT!!!!!!!!! These people will have a scar on them now for what, what real law did they break. This drug war on pot should never have been, The greed and corruption in our business and government is sickening, and they talk of us stoners doing something to ruin or hurt anyone in society, lest they should look in the mirror first before passing moral judgement.
LEGALIZE POT SAVE A WORLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WofiesMom said:
I am NOT a user of this stuff myself AND I Honestly Believe some things need to be left alone! If someone is growing a few plants for their own use, leave it be.AND I REALLY DON'T see any big deal should be made about it. Besides that, What's the difference if a person has their own STASH or the COPS taking it, supposedly for Evidence against someone and they themselves stealing the stash and SELLING it for them to make Extra CASH!!
