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7.A. - Page 6 • October 23, 2009. On a Friday evening a subject purchased '/ pound of marijuana from a dispensary in San Francisco and took the bus home to Redwood City, exiting at Sequoia Station. He was then accosted at gunpoint in the parking lot by a person he had seen on the bus as well as another suspect who had been waiting in the parking lot for him. He was robbed of the marijuana he had just purchased. It is believed the suspect who the victim saw on the bus either followed the victim from the dispensary or heard him mention the purchase of the marijuana to a friend as they were both on the bus together. It was evident that the victim was targeted because of the marijuana he had purchased. • September 20, 2010. Two suspects disguised as Comcast Cable employees knocked on the front door to the victim's apartment in a large complex and forced entry when the door was answered. The two suspects brandished a handgun, pistol whipped a resident, and restrained the two occupants with flex-cuffs. The house was ransacked and several items were stolen. At the time of the initial investigation officers believed the home invasion robbery was actually a well planned "dope rip" but could not prove it. Several months later one of the residents was contacted by an officer on a traffic stop and information developed that eventually led to a search warrant being served on the residence. Several pounds of marijuana were recovered and an individual associated with the house confirmed that a large quantity marijuana had been the target of the earlier home invasion robbery. • September 16, 2009. At approximately 1:00 p.m. officers responded to investigate an apparent traffic collision near the Target store on EI Camino Real. Subsequent investigation revealed that what had actually occurred was a narcotics sale that turned into a robbery. The sale involved 50 pounds of marijuana to be sold for $70,000. When the seller arrived at an apartment to make the delivery he and an accomplice were held at gunpoint, tied up, and relieved of the marijuana. The purported buyers fled the scene in a SUV and were soon pursued by the sellers. The buyers became stuck in traffic on EI Camino near Target. They attempted to get free and escape pursuit by repeatedly ramming the vehicle in front of them, causing serious injury to the driver. The buyers then fled on foot, leaving the marijuana behind. The sellers repossessed the marijuana from the SUV and attempted to flee in their vehicle, crashing into another vehicle a short distance away. One of the two sellers was arrested by RCPD officers and the marijuana was seized. • Outside of Redwood City, between February and June of 2010 the San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force made contact with employees of a medical marijuana dispensary within the county and arranged to purchase marijuana at various locations. In addition to purchasing the marijuana, undercover officers were able to purchase two firearms and crystal methamphetamine along with the marijuana from these dispensary employees.