SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – A home associated with a February attack on a University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) researcher was raided Aug. 7. The raid comes after the homes of two additional UCSC researchers’ home and vehicle were firebombed Aug. 2, according to the Mercury News.
Police declined to say whether the residents of the home were linked to the fire bombings, or if search warrants had been served.
The search included at least four different agencies, including UCSC, Santa Cruz police and the U.S. Department of Justice. Earlier in the week, officials said the residents of the home were not the focus of investigation.
On Feb. 24, six animal rights activists – five wearing masks – protested in front of a researcher’s home as she and her family hosted a birthday party. The researcher’s husband was struck in the hand by an unknown object, and then the protester’s sped off in their vehicle. Police tracked the car to a nearby home. That home was then raided, and computers, cameras and cell phones were seized.
No one was arrested or charged in that incident.
The recent fire bombing attacks have prompted officials to offer a $50,000 reward for information related about the suspects.
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