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When Las Vegas police raided a marijuana grow house early Wednesday morning, it appeared that thieves had beaten them to the punch.

Alyssa Otremba, a 15-year-old Arbor View freshman, walked to school Friday evening to borrow a geometry book from a friend. She sent a text message to her mother about 6:30 p.m. that said she would be home in 30 minutes. That was the last time her mother heard from her.

A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba, whose burned body was found in a northwest valley vacant lot, Las Vegas police said Monday night.