Officer Hurt In Raid On Milford Meth Lab
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
MILFORD - Anhydrous ammonia fumes sent an undercover police officer to the hospital Tuesday afternoon during an investigation of a possible methamphetamine laboratory in Milford. One man was arrested in connection with the investigation.
Milford Police Department Marshal Dave Hobbs alerted the Kosciusko County Special Operations Team to the matter about noon Tuesday after a landlord discovered punctured ether cans at the property above a downtown Milford business on South Main Street.
SPOT officers arrived for an initial investigation and, while one officer was talking to people inside the building, another walked out the back of the building onto a rooftop. There, the officer discovered a cooler and, when he lifted the lid, was overcome by the fumes. The officer suffered difficulty breathing and redness to his hands. He was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital and later released.
The Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team secured the scene, disposed of the anhydrous ammonia and removed other ingredients used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Police said they were unable to prove who the items belonged to because they were outside the apartments in an accessible area. However, the investigation led to a residence on Creek Bend Lane, near Milford, where a mobile meth lab was seized and one man was arrested.
Troy Michael Craig, 34, of 12373 Creek Bend Lane, was charged with possession of two or more precursors with the intent to manufacture and possession of methamphetamine, both Class D felonies. He was released from the Kosciusko County Jail after posting a $2,000 bond. Additional arrests are possible.
At Craig's residence, his mother gave permission for police to search a vehicle that she owns and her son drives. Police reportedly found in the car equipment and ingredients needed for manufacturing methamphetamine and about 2 grams of methamphetamine in Craig's room in the residence. Police also confiscated a small amount of marijuana. Craig's mother apparently wasn't aware of her son's illegal activities, police said.
"These things are getting out of hand," the SPOT director said today.
Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine said that the dangers associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine put the whole community at risk. In addition to the possibility of inhaling noxious fumes, there is a strong chance that the combination of the ingredients and the production process could cause an explosion and/or fire.
Anyone who suspects a meth lab's existence in their community should call the Kosciusko County Special Operations Team at 372-2494 or the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department at 267-5667. [[In-content Ad]]
MILFORD - Anhydrous ammonia fumes sent an undercover police officer to the hospital Tuesday afternoon during an investigation of a possible methamphetamine laboratory in Milford. One man was arrested in connection with the investigation.
Milford Police Department Marshal Dave Hobbs alerted the Kosciusko County Special Operations Team to the matter about noon Tuesday after a landlord discovered punctured ether cans at the property above a downtown Milford business on South Main Street.
SPOT officers arrived for an initial investigation and, while one officer was talking to people inside the building, another walked out the back of the building onto a rooftop. There, the officer discovered a cooler and, when he lifted the lid, was overcome by the fumes. The officer suffered difficulty breathing and redness to his hands. He was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital and later released.
The Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team secured the scene, disposed of the anhydrous ammonia and removed other ingredients used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Police said they were unable to prove who the items belonged to because they were outside the apartments in an accessible area. However, the investigation led to a residence on Creek Bend Lane, near Milford, where a mobile meth lab was seized and one man was arrested.
Troy Michael Craig, 34, of 12373 Creek Bend Lane, was charged with possession of two or more precursors with the intent to manufacture and possession of methamphetamine, both Class D felonies. He was released from the Kosciusko County Jail after posting a $2,000 bond. Additional arrests are possible.
At Craig's residence, his mother gave permission for police to search a vehicle that she owns and her son drives. Police reportedly found in the car equipment and ingredients needed for manufacturing methamphetamine and about 2 grams of methamphetamine in Craig's room in the residence. Police also confiscated a small amount of marijuana. Craig's mother apparently wasn't aware of her son's illegal activities, police said.
"These things are getting out of hand," the SPOT director said today.
Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine said that the dangers associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine put the whole community at risk. In addition to the possibility of inhaling noxious fumes, there is a strong chance that the combination of the ingredients and the production process could cause an explosion and/or fire.
Anyone who suspects a meth lab's existence in their community should call the Kosciusko County Special Operations Team at 372-2494 or the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department at 267-5667. [[In-content Ad]]