Crime & Safety

Man Arrested for Robbing Medical Marijuana Outside Dominican Hospital

Santa Cruz Sheriff's officers Wednesday arrested a man who allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint in the parking lot at Dominican Hospital.

Vincent Turner, 21, of Salinas, was arrested there Wednesday after Santa Cruz Sheriff's deputies linked him to a robbery on Dec. 9 and another one in Elk Grove.

Turner reportedly linked to a seller of medical marijuana on Craigslist and agreed to meet in the Dominican parking lot. He held up the man at gunpoint and took the marijuana.

He had warrants for both marijuana robberies.

If you have information about similar robberies from Craigslist, contact detectives at (831) 471-1121.

Santa Cruz sheriff's deputies said this was the first known robbery of marijuana they knew about. 


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