outdoorsman101
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I just read an article about how police actively ask for customer's utility bills from the utility company and use that information as enough proof to search a house.... from the article:
"Police seek utility data for homes of marijuana-growing suspects -
At least 60 subpoenas (side note - that's a lot!!!!) are filed each month across the state seeking customers' energy-use records from American Electric Power and other utilities"
"The utility, while sensitive to its customers' expectation of privacy, is compelled by law to provide information about electricity use, Flora said. "We're obligated when we get these requests. There's not an option to say no."
This may be pretty common knowledge amongst growers that this is possible, but it scares the hell out of me. I've also heard of the police using an infared camera at night time w/ a helicopter and can pick out the grow houses because they are glowing like a Christmas tree. Anyone heard of that?
I'm looking into getting back into indoor growing again and want to be beyond safe. Is there any merit to being scared for these reasons or am I being paranoid?
"Police seek utility data for homes of marijuana-growing suspects -
At least 60 subpoenas (side note - that's a lot!!!!) are filed each month across the state seeking customers' energy-use records from American Electric Power and other utilities"
"The utility, while sensitive to its customers' expectation of privacy, is compelled by law to provide information about electricity use, Flora said. "We're obligated when we get these requests. There's not an option to say no."
This may be pretty common knowledge amongst growers that this is possible, but it scares the hell out of me. I've also heard of the police using an infared camera at night time w/ a helicopter and can pick out the grow houses because they are glowing like a Christmas tree. Anyone heard of that?
I'm looking into getting back into indoor growing again and want to be beyond safe. Is there any merit to being scared for these reasons or am I being paranoid?