Treasure hunting in the woods of TN is risky business
August 31, 2008
Trekking through the woods has become very risky business, according to a father who took his son treasure hunting in the woods in Tennessee. What he and his son ended up finding was a well hidden clandestine meth lab. Thoughts of finding a treasure quickly changed in to thoughts about their survival. Read more
Habitat for Humanity gets a meth lab home in Utah as a gift
August 31, 2008
Utah, like other states across America, have communities that are littered with abandoned meth lab homes. When property owners find themselves with homes that have been contaminated by meth, they are typically faced with two options - pay to get the home tested and decontaminated or abandon the property until they can figure out what to do with it. Or they can do what one Utah man did and donate Read more
Meth cook hides out in home of South Bend Indiana senior citizen
August 30, 2008
High on meth, Kane Edward Hively, 27, of Pierceton, broke in to the home of an elderly woman and told her that he feared for his life. When police arrived at the home of an elderly female Leesburg resident, they found Kane sitting in a rocking chair in her home. Read more
Meth lab found in Louisville Kentucky apartment
August 30, 2008
Police found evidence of a meth lab in an apartment in the 4600 block of Wattbourne Lane in Louisville. A 29 year old male and a 26 year old female were charged with manufacturing meth, tampering with evidence, and possession of drug paraphernalia on Wednesday.
Source: “2 charged with making meth at Louisville apartment”, Courier-Journal.com, 8/30/08, http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080830/NEWS01/808300479/1008/NEWS01
Discovery of a mescaline lab in Yucaipa California home raises concerns about contaminated homes
August 30, 2008
An investigation about forged prescriptions led police to the 33800 block of Lincoln Drive in Yucaipa, California, where they discovered glass tubing, chemicals, and a white powder - items typically found in a home or other property being used to make meth. But, something besides meth was being manufactured in this home, something that now raises further concerns about contaminated homes. Read more
Couple sues Utah health department over meth lab home
August 26, 2008
If you’re buying or thinking of buying a home in Utah, talk to the neighbors BEFORE you sign any purchase agreement.
The couple in this video bought a home, only to find out later from neighbors that it had been used as a meth lab by its previous owner. They later sued the health department over the $40,000 that it will cost them to decontaminate the home.
Wife of Alabama soldier indicted on meth manufacturing charges
August 26, 2008
Cortney Rae Wilson, 28 and Dennis Raymond Griffith have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to manufacture and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cortney and Griffith had been arrested earlier this month when police discovered a fire at Cortney Wilson’s apartment located at Read more
Senator Joe Biden has an opinion about meth labs that may surprise you
August 25, 2008
If Senator Joe Biden and Senator Obama win the presidential election in January, the citizens of the U.S. will have someone on their side in the White House. Biden has a long history of standing behind legislation to combat drugs in the U.S. and he is keenly aware of the crime and health dangers that clandestine meth labs present to Read more
Summit County Ohio agrees to set up an online meth lab database
August 25, 2008
Akron - The Methamphetamine Property Awareness Task Force and the Summit County Council have joined hands to help combat methamphetamine. On August 11, 2008, the Council agreed to adopt the recommendations made by the Meth Task Force to a county-wide system of identifying meth labs.
Law enforcement agencies will now submit a nationally recognized form from the El Paso Intelligence Center to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office when they discover a meth lab. The information on those forms will Read more
How to find a meth lab in Jefferson County Missouri
August 24, 2008
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has posted a listing of meth labs that includes meth labs busts from 2007 and 2008. Note that the postings say it contains “some” of the meth lab busts. If you don’t see an address on the list, it does not mean that the home is safe. If you moved in to or moved to a home in Jefferson County in 2007 or 2008, you can check the list to make sure that the home you’re currently living in isn’t contaminated. Read more