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Three men pretending to be narcotics officers talked their way into an Alta Sierra home and made off with a large amount of marijuana.
At about 3 a.m. Saturday, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on the 10000 block of Keenan Way for a reported home invasion robbery. The occupants of the home reported that three males knocked on the front door, identifying themselves as law enforcement officers.
“They didn't have markings (such as badges) or anything like that,” said sheriff's Sgt. Steve Tripp.
The men entered the home and allegedly took a quantity of marijuana in various stages of processing.
“The victims estimated they took five to six pounds of marijuana still on the stem,” Tripp said. “Some was processed in cola form.”
One of the occupants of the home sustained a head injury after being struck in the head by a blunt object, Tripp added.
Detectives from the Nevada County Major Crimes Unit were called out to investigate and, through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to gather suspect information leading to the recovery of the marijuana and the apprehension of two of the three suspects.
“The marijuana was up on the roof, tied up in a big bundle,” Tripp said.
Christopher Lee Brooks, 26, and Clayton Robert Madsen, 30, were arrested at a residence in the 100 block of King Court for strong-arm robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal conspiracy, false imprisonment and destruction of telephone lines. They both were being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The third suspect is still at large, but Tripp said investigators “have a strong idea who it is.”
Tripp said the robbery was not related to the home invasion robberies that took place last year. He noted such home invasions continue to be reported in other counties, however.
Brooks and Madsen “were known to the victims,” Tripp said. “It wasn't a random attack.”
To contact Staff Writer Liz Kellar, e-mail lkellar@theunion.com or call 477-4229.
At about 3 a.m. Saturday, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on the 10000 block of Keenan Way for a reported home invasion robbery. The occupants of the home reported that three males knocked on the front door, identifying themselves as law enforcement officers.
“They didn't have markings (such as badges) or anything like that,” said sheriff's Sgt. Steve Tripp.
The men entered the home and allegedly took a quantity of marijuana in various stages of processing.
“The victims estimated they took five to six pounds of marijuana still on the stem,” Tripp said. “Some was processed in cola form.”
One of the occupants of the home sustained a head injury after being struck in the head by a blunt object, Tripp added.
Detectives from the Nevada County Major Crimes Unit were called out to investigate and, through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to gather suspect information leading to the recovery of the marijuana and the apprehension of two of the three suspects.
“The marijuana was up on the roof, tied up in a big bundle,” Tripp said.
Christopher Lee Brooks, 26, and Clayton Robert Madsen, 30, were arrested at a residence in the 100 block of King Court for strong-arm robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal conspiracy, false imprisonment and destruction of telephone lines. They both were being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The third suspect is still at large, but Tripp said investigators “have a strong idea who it is.”
Tripp said the robbery was not related to the home invasion robberies that took place last year. He noted such home invasions continue to be reported in other counties, however.
Brooks and Madsen “were known to the victims,” Tripp said. “It wasn't a random attack.”
To contact Staff Writer Liz Kellar, e-mail lkellar@theunion.com or call 477-4229.
