A woman whose job was to stop people from growing pot in the woods has been charged with growing pot in the woods. 
A woman whose job was to stop people from growing pot in the woods has been charged with growing pot in the woods.
Apparently, no one told Cynthia Wojtanowski, who has now been relieved of her post as the 'resident watchman' of the Cook County Forest Preserve outside Chicago, that her job included policing herself.
"We were given a tip by a member of the public to our police force, which we encourage and appreciate, that there was marijuana being grown in the forest preserve in this particular area," Forest Preserve Supt. Arnold Randall told the Chicago Sun-Times.
"We discovered cannabis on the grounds of the forest preserve district -- in the vicinity of the home."
Wojtanowski and her live-in boyfriend Mark P. Osmolski, 42, have each been charged with a felony count of marijuana production, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Randall speculated that the accused were not growing the marijuana for their personal pleasure.
"The amount that was being grown seemed like it was more than for an individual's use. We do know there was definitely enough (marijuana) there that it may have been more than just for personal use."
Jeff Tobolski, the Forest Preserve district commissioner, told the same paper that "it's (a) slap in the face -- you've got a resident, a government employee entrusted with a taxpayer-subsidized home, and here she's accused of growing marijuana."
A woman whose job was to stop people from growing pot in the woods has been charged with growing pot in the woods.
Apparently, no one told Cynthia Wojtanowski, who has now been relieved of her post as the 'resident watchman' of the Cook County Forest Preserve outside Chicago, that her job included policing herself.
"We were given a tip by a member of the public to our police force, which we encourage and appreciate, that there was marijuana being grown in the forest preserve in this particular area," Forest Preserve Supt. Arnold Randall told the Chicago Sun-Times.
"We discovered cannabis on the grounds of the forest preserve district -- in the vicinity of the home."
Wojtanowski and her live-in boyfriend Mark P. Osmolski, 42, have each been charged with a felony count of marijuana production, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Randall speculated that the accused were not growing the marijuana for their personal pleasure.
"The amount that was being grown seemed like it was more than for an individual's use. We do know there was definitely enough (marijuana) there that it may have been more than just for personal use."
Jeff Tobolski, the Forest Preserve district commissioner, told the same paper that "it's (a) slap in the face -- you've got a resident, a government employee entrusted with a taxpayer-subsidized home, and here she's accused of growing marijuana."
