Warsaw Police arrested a Warsaw man on felony charges of manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine after Police served a drug search warrant Wednesday following a short investigation. At approximately 6 p.m., Warsaw Police served a search warrant at 112 S. Scott St., apartment A, in Warsaw and located several active one-pot meth labs, miscellaneous precursors to the manufacture of meth and an HCL generator inside the apartment. Police charged Foster M. Dutton, 39, of the same address, with Class A felony manufacturing/dealing meth, and Class C felony possession of precursors to the manufacture of meth. The charges were enhanced due to the proximity of the apartment to city parks and Lakeview Middle School. Dutton’s bond is set at $20,000. Two teenage children were at the apartment and were turned over to the Indiana Department of Child Services. The Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team was called to assist police with the cleanup. The investigation is still on-going and more arrests are possible. Warsaw Police was assisted by the Indiana State Police and the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office. Warsaw Police continue to work to reduce the influence of methamphetamine in the community by targeting the use, manufacture and possession of the drug. Any drug tips can be called in to the Warsaw Police Department at 574-372-9538.
