Alleged drug manufacturing related activities the possible cause of an apartment fire in Grass Valley Sunday. Grass Valley Police responded to assist the fire department with a fire on Henderson Street around 3:00 PM. officers located the female resident of the apartment, 40 year old Nicole Major. Major had visible minor burns and lacerations on her foot and arms.
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Sgt. Clint Bates says further investigation led to the arrest of Major for multiple charges.
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The arson charge based on the actual cause of the fire.
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Bates says not much honey oil was retrieved during the investigation, but there was other evidence.
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Bates also says there is another suspect involved with the operation.
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The suspect being investigated is Major’s boyfriend.
Nicole Major was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility for manufacturing a controlled substance as well as causing a structure fire of an inhabited dwelling.
gary brown
Our area is turning into a cesspool of crime...I moved up here in 1984 and this was one of the safest areas in the state.......IT AIN"T NO MORE