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Pot Growers Arrested After Calling 911 to Report Burglary

090209pitt.jpg Nancy Reagan was right about pot making you dumb or whatever; three geniuses on Staten Island were busted Sunday afternoon when police discovered a large marijuana plant on their table in the living room and 15 more on a rear deck. How were police alerted to the stash? One of the roommates, 53-year-old Scott Ortega, summoned them there! Apparently the three were involved with some sort of landlord-tenant dispute, and Ortega called 911 to report a possible burglary. According to court papers obtained by the Staten Island Advance, police confiscated the plants and returned Monday with a warrant, finding three Xanax pills on a bedroom dresser, 11 joints a drawer, 15 partially-smoked joints on a TV stand, and several smaller bags of reefer. According to the Post, Ortega allegedly told cops the marijuana was just for his personal use, so it's all good, right? All three men face charges of criminal possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance and "criminally using drug paraphernalia." Previously on stupid stoner tricks: Personally escorting cops to your pot house, and smoking herb while speeding in a car full of "bales" of marijuana.

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  • Mr Mel

    One of the pot growers called 911. More evidence that it's no good for you.

  • hunter.blatherer

    I don't understand the problem here. Don't people park their cars in bike lanes all the time? And the reason they don't get ticketed is it happens all the time?

  • Polite New Yorker

    I called the city to complain about roaches in my apartment. The police arrived only to find they were actual roaches.

  • NannyState

    I hope you were both careful to avoid getting a contact high.

  • fishfryin

    more resources wasted to prosecute, and possibly imprison, a few guys who are causing little to no harm to anyone

  • Sir Bonkers

    Can i have some

  • Bort

    "15 partially-smoked joints on a TV stand"

    Roaches are illegal now?? Shiiiittt.

  • hotstepper

    FYI: these days, only squares and cops call it "pot"

  • pigeon

    What are the cool kids calling it?

  • Bort

    Snickelfritz, duh.

  • JLRodP

    I'm very dissapointed of this country, and I'm not even a pot user or any other mind altering substance. Shame on the US government, shame!

  • felixthecat2

    NO, Don't blame the plant! The pot didn't make them stupid, they made Pot look stupid.

  • TrippinJoJo

    YES!

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