Saturday, October 13, 2012

Pair Busted For Commandeering Foreclosed Home In Upscale Neighborhood & Setting Up Meth Lab

In Ocoee, Florida, WFTV-TV Channel 9 reports:
  • Foreclosures already have a tough impact on neighborhoods around central Florida, but WFTV's Jeff Deal found out one foreclosure was particularly bad for the Silver Glen neighborhood in Ocoee.

    Investigators found a full meth lab hiding inside and neighbors said they saw investigators in masks pulling all kinds of equipment from the home. The outside of the home is a mess. The front door is ripped off the hinges, and through the window WFTV spotted all kinds of junk inside.

    The Silver Glen community is a well-kept neighborhood with big homes. "It's a good neighborhood and I don't know, (it) just turned bad," said resident Lascelles Mundle. Mundle said things turned bad because of one house that happens to be right next door.

    Monday neighbors reported a burglary in progress at the home they said had been empty for a few weeks. When Ocoee police arrived, they found two men, John and Joseph Stone, inside and they found meth.

    Investigators obtained a warrant and the Orange County Sheriff's clandestine lab response team found chemicals, jars, tubing and pseudoephedrine, which are all used to make meth.