Thursday, February 21, 2013
Drug Task Force detectives said the St. Charles home housed a meth lab and a pseudoephedrine collection point.
An anonymous tip led police to stake out a residence in the 200 block of Boone’s Lick Road in St. Charles and later make an arrest. Patrick Corbett, 44, of the 600 block of Country Lake in St. Peters, was charged Feb. 5 with distributing a controlled substance. St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said a tip indicated there was a meth lab operating at a home in the 200 block of Boone’s Lick Road, and one person was heading to the home to pick up a large amount of pseudoephedrine in exchange for finished meth. According to the tip, Corbett and a relative had a large meth operation at the home. During surveillance on the home, detectives saw the homeowner and Corbett walk from the home and drive away. St. Charles Police stopped the …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Dale Lenze Sr. is accused of attempting to make meth and possessing meth
A St. Charles County man faces a second methamphetamine charge about five months after a meth lab exploded on his property near Wentzville, burning a woman and setting fire to his barn. Dale Lenze Sr., 53, was charged Jan. 31 with attempt to manufacture a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. A St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy accompanied a Social Services employee to check on the welfare of children living in a home in the 2800 block of Essex Street in St. Charles County near St. Charles. Inside the home, the deputy smelled a strong chemical odor and spotted several ingredients commonly used to cook meth. He alerted the St. Charles County Regional Drug Task Force, which sent a …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
A St. Charles police officer responding to a domestic dispute also finds a meth lab in a Arch Budget Motel room.
A couple in a domestic dispute also were cooking methamphetamine in their St. Charles motel room on Sunday, St. Charles Police said. James Carver, 34, of the 400 block of South Cadillac in St. Charles, and Marijon Dawn Ludwig, 34, each were charged Monday with accessory to manufacturing a controlled substance within 2,000 feet of a school and producing a controlled substance with intent to distribute. An officer responded to a violent domestic disturbance call at the Arch Budget Motel at 3717 Veterans Memorial Parkway in St. Charles. The room is within 800 feet of Willie Harris Elementary School, 2800 Old Muegge Road. St. Charles Police said the officer separated the couple and the woman asked him to retrieve cash from some of her clothing…
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The two-year investigation brought charges against 30 people in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Two St. Charles residents were among those charged as a result of a two-year U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into methamphetamine production in St. Louis County. The arrests and charges were mostly in North and Northwest St. Louis County. Michael L. Southard, 48, of the 3700 block of Runnymede Lane in St. Charles, was charged with manufacturing a controlled substance, possessing drug-related items with the intent to make meth, DEA agents reported that Southard admitted to making meth more than 100 times between Dec. 1, 2009 through June 29, 2011. During that time, he bought more than 20 grams of pseudoephedrine to use in making meth, according to the DEA report. He was arrested June 19, 2011 on active warrants, and police said …
Those arrested include residents in Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, St. Charles and much of North and Northwest St. Louis County.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
A two-year U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation brought 62 charges against 30 people involved in producing methamphetamine in St. Charles and St. Louis County. Charges were filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court last week against people in web-like network of at least 25 people. Those involved in the meth ring include residents in Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, St. Charles, St. Ann, Overland, Breckenridge Hills, Woodson Terrace, St. John, Bel Ridge and unincorporated St. Louis County. Information from the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s office indicates police still are seeking several people who have warrants out for their arrest. Those facing charges in Patch areas include: Banta was charged Dec. 5 with second-degree trafficking in …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Drug Task Force detectives said the lab was within 2,000 feet of a day care.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
A St. Charles man faces criminal charges for making methamphetamine at an extended stay hotel, less than 2,000 feet from a daycare. Mark A. Gamache, 34, of St. Charles was charged Thursday with manufacturing methamphetamine within 2,000 feet of a daycare. St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said Gamache asked an informant to provide him with chemicals used to make meth, including pseudoephedrine, Coleman camp fuel and lithium batteries. He asked the informant to meet him on a parking lot at South Old Highway 94 and Town West Drive, a task force member said. Once the delivery was made, detectives arrested Gamache. They said Gamache admitted he was going to use the chemicals to make meth, according to court documents. Detectives …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Police spotted said they began watching the man, a meth user, in a Bridgeton Walgreens parking lot, according to court documents.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
A St. Charles man faces drug charges after an Oct. 2 traffic stop near Friedens and southbound Highway 94. James J. Vitale, 47, of the 100 block of Hastings Way in St. Charles, was charged Wednesday with possession of chemicals with intent to make a controlled substance, controlled substance possession and marijuana possession. A St. Charles County Drug Task Force detective reported that police spotted Vitale sitting in his truck in a Walgreen’s parking lot at 12345 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton. Vitale was known as a methamphetamine user, according to the Drug Task Force report. Vitale soon was joined by a woman, and they drove into St. Charles. Police pulled them near at Friedens Road and southbound Highway 94 after Vitale failed to…
Friday, September 28, 2012
The lab was operating in the 1100 block of Dardenne in St. Charles, detectives said.
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Friday, September 28, 2012
St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said they arrested a clandestine meth cook Monday in the 1100 block of Dardenne in St. Charles. Joseph A. Schaffner, 40, was charged Tuesday with attempting to manufacture a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. His last known address was in the 800 block of Riderwood Drive in Hazelwood. A Drug Task Force detective said he was struck by an overwhelming chemical odor when he entered the house, and his eyes were irritated by the strong smell. Detectives said the homeowner, a suspect in a separate drug case, had given them permission to search the home and provided a door key to the house. The homeowner said he allowed Schaffner to stay in his house because he is homeless…
Thursday, September 13, 2012
After a traffic stop, the passenger ran after officers asked him to get out of the car, police said.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
A Warrenton man faces several criminal charges—including assaulting an officer and resisting arrest—as police said he tried to escape from officers following a traffic stop in St. Charles. Jason Stufflebean, 35, of the 700 block of Wabash in Warrenton, was charged Tuesday with possessing methamphetamine, possessing marijuana, assaulting an officer, resisting arrest and possessing drug-related items. St. Charles Police said an officer was monitoring traffic when he spotted a car that had active warrants on it. The officer said Stufflebean, a passenger in the car, gave the officer a false name. When asked to get out of the car, police said Stufflebean pushed the officer and began running. After officers caught him, he continued to struggle …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Police said the man sold meth twice to a Drug Task Force detective, and police found the drug while searching the man's home.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
A man faces drug charges after St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said he twice sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer. Timothy Vincent, 31, of the 1500 block of Santa Margarita in St. Charles, was charged Aug. 30 with two counts of selling a controlled substance and one count of meth possession. A Drug Task Force detective reported that Vincent sold him meth for $50 on Aug. 24 and for $200 on Aug. 27, according to court documents. The substances field-tested positive for meth, police said. Detectives and St. Charles Police searched the home Aug. 29, and found a plastic bag with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Vincent attempted to buy pseudoephedrine products 42 times from Sept. 3, 2010 through Aug. 17 and was …
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