Crime & Safety

Suspected Meth Activity Leads to Arrest at Walmart

The following was obtained from Stow police reports dated Feb. 10. It does not indicate a conviction.

On Feb. 10, a Stow police officer grew suspicious after he spotted a shopper leaving Walmart with items known to be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

The officers stopped the man and was given permission to search his parked car and the passengers in it. 

The officer found a glass pipe belonging to one of the passengers -- a 32-year-old Barberton woman. She was charged with drug paraphenalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and was issued a summons to appear in Stow Municipal Court. 

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The shopper was not charged. 


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