Crime & Safety
Police Looking for Owner of Stow Meth House
The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
and the city's building inspector boarded up a home at 2106 Uniondale Dr. because it was uninhabitable and being used,.
Police are now searching for the homeowner: 39-year-old Lewis Gene Butler Jr.
Butler wasΒ arrested at the Uniondale location in September for , according toΒ .
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Police are searching for Butler, who has previously been charged forΒ manufacturing methamphetamines and there are warrants out for his arrest for illegal manufacturing of meth.Β
Police got a call from a resident Tuesday morning who suspected the electrical power to the house was being illegally provided from another nearby home.
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"Power from Ohio Edison was, in fact, being illegally obtained," said Police Lt. Anne Stirm. "Further, the house and garage were again being used to manufacture meth."
The home has been a location for a meth lab "multiple" times, according to police.
The city boarded up the home and posted a notice for the homeowner, Butler, who was not at the house.Β
If you have information about Butler's whereabouts, call the at 330-689-5700. Anonymous tips may also be made.
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