Video released of marijuana grow facility robbery suspects arrested

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SUSPECTS BEING CAPTURED. SHERIFF’S OFFICE. MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. OFFICERS FROM ACROSS LINCOLN AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES RUSHED TO A CALL OF FIVE PEOPLE ROBBING THIS GROW FACILITY IN MEEKER AND TYING UP THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK HERE. DO THEY HAVE GUNS? YES. YES, SIR. YEAH, I THINK THERE WAS PROBABLY 4 OR 5 PROBABLY THAT WERE BOUND UP. WE WITNESSED A GUY TAKE OFF THROUGH THAT EAST DOOR. THE SHERIFF SAYS THEY USED DRONES LIKE THIS ONE TO CATCH THOSE SUSPECTS. AND ONCE THEY GOT A VIEW FROM THE SKY. GET ON YOUR FACE WITH YOUR HANDS OUT NOW. THEY SPOTTED THESE FIVE MEN RESPONSIBLE. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I’M NOT FROM AROUND HERE. THE SHERIFF SAYS ALL THE SUSPECTS ARE FROM THE EAST COAST. BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR IF THEY’RE CONNECTED TO OTHER GROW FACILITY ROBBERIES IN LINCOLN COUNTY. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY’RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SWIFT RESPONSE AND THAT ALL FIVE MEN WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. NOW THAT THAT’S KIND OF A RUDE AWAKENING WITH ME AND THE KIDDOS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR NEIGHBORS, WE’RE A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY. AND IF THEY’RE FROM ANOTHER STATE, THAT’S EVEN SCARIER. SO IT’S NOT JUST A LOCAL TRYING TO RIP SOMEBODY O

Video released of marijuana grow facility robbery suspects taken into custody

Nearly a dozen different law enforcement agencies rushed to save employees during a robbery at a marijuana grow facility in Lincoln County.

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Updated: 6:09 PM CST Jan 24, 2025

Alyse Jones

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Nearly a dozen different law enforcement agencies rushed to save employees during a robbery at a marijuana grow facility in Lincoln County.>> Download the KOCO 5 app ]] Nearly a dozen different law enforcement agencies rushed to save employees during a robbery at a marijuana grow facility in Lincoln County.  Read More  

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