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Cops: 6 Family Members Charged For Growing Pot On Property

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published November 2, 2017 at 7:59 PM EDT
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State police say they've charged six members of the same New York family with running a marijuana growing operation on their rural upstate property.

Troopers say they started an investigation on Tuesday into a series of crimes being committed at a home in the southern Columbia County town of Clermont, on the Hudson River 40 miles south of Albany.

Police say six members of the Karcher family ranging in age from 17 to 68 have been charged after troopers searched the property and found marijuana being grown there.

Troopers say they seized several illegal weapons, heroin, pot plants and more than 10 pounds of processed marijuana ready for sale.

Police say a 41-year-old male member of the family was also charged with kidnapping.

All six are being held in the county jail without bail.

© 2017 AP
Hudson Valley News
Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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