Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County
2008 - 2013
1 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
Vector Control & Env. Services Fort Wayne-Allen County Dept. of Health
Background Methamphetamine (Meth) is a dangerous drug that can unfortunately be easily created in a dwelling (apartments, houses, duplexes, and hotel/motel rooms) using pseudoephrine, lithium from batteries, drain cleaner, and other household chemicals. Meth can also be made in outbuildings and vehicles. One of the problems with meth is that the "cooking" of the drug causes environmental contamination that can affect our health. Therefore, dwellings where meth is manufactured are considered uninhabitable until they are properly decontaminated per state law. The process to test and clean can be expensive. In 2007, Title 318 IAC 1 was enacted to provide the cleanup and notification rules. The law enforcement agency that closes the meth lab is to notify the local health and fire departments about the location. The local health departments then work with the property owners to have the affected structures decontaminated prior to re-inhabiting them. Since 2008, the Fort Wayne - Allen County Department of Health (FWACDOH) has ensured that dwellings where operational meth labs were identified are decontaminated before they are re-inhabited. The flow chart below describes the steps that the FWACDOH and property owner follow to allow someone to live in a contaminated dwelling again.
2 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
Vector Control & Env. Services Fort Wayne-Allen County Dept. of Health
In August 2013, Fort Wayne Neighborhood Code Enforcement (FWNCE) began assisting the FWACDOH with ensuring dwellings and commercial structures located in the city limits of Fort Wayne were decontaminated in a timely fashion. Title 318 IAC 1 does not provide the property owners with a completion time frame, so properties could sit empty and be contaminated forever. Seventy-two hours after FWACDOH posts the dwelling or commercial structure uninhabitable, FWNCE condemns it. The property owner then has to provide FWNCE a work plan to remediate the property. FWNCE assigns a deadline and if it is not met, the property owner can be fined or the structure can be demolished. Data As of January 8, 2014 Total Number of Reports Received # of Reports with Children Involved # of Reports with Vehicles (Operational Lab Involved) # of Reports with Chemical/Glassware/Equipment Only # of Reports with Dumpsites # of Reports with Outbuildings (Garage, shed, etc.) # of Reports with Operational Labs in Dwellings/Structures # Houses – Rental # Houses – Owner Occupied # Mobile Homes – Rental # Mobile Homes – Owner Occupied # Apartments/Duplexes # Hotels/Motels # Commercial Structures # Dwellings/Structures Posted Uninhabitable # Follow-up Inspections to Ensure Posting Present # Dwellings/Structures Decontaminated # Dwellings/Structures Not Decontaminated
2008 13 1 2 5 1 1
2009 10 0 2 2 1 0
2010 24 2 3 4 3 3
2011 35 4 3 5 8 1
2012 32 3 0 9 9 1
2013 64 7 5 7 17 4
Total 178 17 15 32 39 10
4
5
11
18
13
31
82
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 4 0
2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 5 0
3 1 1 0 3 3 0 11 10 10 1
4 6 0 0 4 4 0 18 26 16 2
5 3 0 1 2 2 0 13 146 11 2
5 6 0 6 11 1 2 31 213 20 11
20 17 3 7 21 12 2 82 396 66 16
3 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
Vector Control & Env. Services Fort Wayne-Allen County Dept. of Health
Meth Lab Locations
Address 7819 Preston Pointe Dr 3017 W Coliseum Blvd 2531 Oxford St 1937 Rosemont Dr 4606 E SR 930 5421 Fairfield Ave 3603 Allen Ave 1309 Saint Mary’s Ave 3527 W Coliseum Blvd 418 W Lincoln Hwy 2712 W Coliseum Blvd 6910 W SR 930 1004 W Coliseum Blvd 1848 California Ave 917 W Washington Blvd 3414 N Clinton St 120 W Paulding Rd 1205 Orchard St
Room, Lot or Apt Rm 145
Rm 213 Lot 24 Rm 218 Rm 145 Rm 218 Apt ½
9710 Auburn Rd 925 Home Ave 1407 Ashley Ave 1729 Grover Ln 3035 Wilderness Rd 10824 W South County Line Rd 2520 Sunnymede Dr
City
Zip Code
Housing Type
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46804 46808 46806 46808 46803 46807
Apartment Hotel/Motel House House Hotel/Motel House
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne New Haven Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46818 46808 46808 46774 46808 46803 46808 46805 46802 46805 46807 46807
House Duplex Hotel/Motel Mobile Home Hotel/Motel Hotel/Motel Hotel/Motel Duplex Duplex Mobile Home House House
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46825 46807 46825 46818 46845
House Duplex House House House
Zanesville
46799
House
New Haven
46774
House
Fort Wayne
46809
House
Fort Wayne
46808
Hotel/Motel
5818 Kimberley Rd
2712 W Coliseum Blvd
Rm 220
OwnerOccupied vs. Rental; Who Cooked Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Owner; Owner Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Owner; Family Member Rental Rental Rental Rental Owner; Owner Owner; Owner Owner; Friend Owner; Family Member Rental
Date lab
Date Notified of Remediation
Action
2/16/08 6/25/08 5/19/09 8/21/09 1/28/09 9/30/09
4/9/08 11/25/08 10/31/09 11/12/09 1/18/10 4/14/2010
Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated
5/12/10 6/18/10 9/19/10 3/2/09 4/20/10 2/13/11 1/26/11 11/23/10 1/5/11 7/17/08 4/4/08 3/22/11
7/14/10 9/1/10 10/26/10 12/28/10 3/22/11 3/22/11 4/27/11 4/27/11 5/11/11 5/12/11 5/12/11 6/13/11
Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Landfill Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Removed Demolished Decontaminated
8/19/10 6/19/10 11/18/11 8/19/11 3/30/11
11/14/11 12/9/11 12/16/11 12/21/11 1/13/12
Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated
9/30/11
1/16/12
Decontaminated
4/19/12
5/7/12
Decontaminated
8/27/12
9/28/12
Decontaminated
6/30/11
10/17/12
Decontaminated
4 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
Vector Control & Env. Services Fort Wayne-Allen County Dept. of Health
2712 W Coliseum Blvd 819 Elmer Ave 2712 W Coliseum Blvd 1606 Pheasant Run 2416 Wells St 1304 Inwood Dr 6409 Highpoint Run 5809 Kelso Ln 2908 Goshen Rd 21806 N SR 101
1201 Goshen Ave 220 W Fleming Ave
7230 S Anthony Blvd 4331 S Anthony Blvd 5421 Fairfield Ave 2036 Elyetta St 5721 Kimberley Rd 804 Putnam St 725 W State Blvd 8809 Wave Cir 1212 Putnam St 5330 US 33
Rm 226 Rm 145 Apt 14 Apt 2
Rm 221
Rm 10
Apt ½
Apt C Apt 2B Lot 207
4600 Woodway Dr 1731 W Main St 912 W Jefferson Blvd 1312 Taylor St 2020 Reidmiller Ave 4410 Turf Ln 821 Madison St 6727 Union Chapel Rd
Apt 1 Apt 3
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Huntertown Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46808 46808 46808 46748 46808 46815
Hotel/Motel House Hotel/Motel Apartment Apartment House
Fort Wayne
46825
House
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46818 46808
Mobile Home Hotel/Motel
Woodburn
46797
House
Fort Wayne
46808
Hotel/Motel
Fort Wayne
46807
House
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46816 46806 46807 46802 46809 46808
Commercial Commercial House House House Duplex
Fort Wayne
46808
House
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46825 46808
Apartment Apartment
Fort Wayne
46818
Mobile Home
Fort Wayne
46835
House
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46808 46802 46802 46802
Apartment Apartment House House
Fort Wayne
46804
House
Fort Wayne
46803
Duplex
Fort Wayne
46845
House
Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Owner; Owner Rental Rental Owner; Family Member Rental Owner; Family Member Trespassers Trespassers Rental Rental Rental Rental Owner; Unknown Rental Rental Owner; Family Member Owner; Owner Rental Rental Rental Rental Owner; Owner Rental Owner; Family Member
12/6/11 2/20/12 10/2/12 9/19/12 9/15/12 8/2/12
10/17/12 10/1/12 10/17/12 10/31/12 11/2/12 11/14/12
Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated
3/11/12
12/12/12
Decontaminated
9/3/10 3/14/10
12/19/12 12/27/12
Removed Decontaminated
6/12/11
12/31/12
Decontaminated
12/7/12
2/28/13
Decontaminated
9/28/11
3/7/13
Decontaminated
2/5/13 1/24/13 11/30/12 2/7/12 8/27/12 2/26/11
3/15/13 3/21/13 4/26/13 4/30/12 5/20/13 5/23/13
Cleared 1st Test Decontaminated Decontaminated Demolished Decontaminated Cleared 1st Test
3/29/11
6/6/13
Decontaminated
4/16/13 5/24/13
6/7/13 6/25/13
Decontaminated Decontaminated
5/23/13
6/26/13
Decontaminated
3/1/13
7/3/13
Decontaminated
7/15/13 2/7/13 12/14/11 10/1/10
7/26/13 8/1/13 8/29/13 9/30/13
Cleared 1st Test Decontaminated Decontaminated Demolished
6/21/13
9/30/13
Decontaminated
8/12/13
10/1/13
Decontaminated
8/21/13
10/11/13
Decontaminated
5 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
Vector Control & Env. Services Fort Wayne-Allen County Dept. of Health
2920 Goshen Rd 1131 Summit St 2901 Pittsburg St 107 Heatherwood Ln 11510 Emanuel Rd 9912 Tiffany Dr
Rm 228 Apt 1
3327 Brook Valley Dr 5309 N Clinton St 515 High St 2124 Wells St 2719 Fairfield Ave 3302 Broadway 1351 Ashley Ave
Apt 3
Apt 2 Apt 4
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Fort Wayne New Haven Hoagland
46808 46803 46803 46774 46745
Hotel/Motel Duplex House House House
Fort Wayne
46804
House
Fort Wayne
46818
Mobile Home
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46825 46808
Apartment Apartment
Fort Wayne
46808
House
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
46807 46807
Duplex Apartment
Fort Wayne
46825
House
Fort Wayne
46825
Mobile Home
Fort Wayne
46808
Duplex
Fort Wayne
46818
Mobile Home
Fort Wayne
46807
House
Fort Wayne
46818
Mobile Home
Fort Wayne
46807
Apartment
Fort Wayne
46808
Mobile Home
Fort Wayne
46805
Apartment
Fort Wayne
46807
House
Fort Wayne
46806
House
Fort Wayne
46825
Mobile Home
Fort Wayne
46808
House
5106 Southern Hills Dr
1436 Oakland St 14406 Yellow River Rd 415 W Concord Ln 5330 US 33
Lot 146
927 Lincoln Ave 2922 W Coliseum Blvd
Apt B Lot C14
1220 Oneida St 1018 Nuttman Ave
4407 Weisser Park Ave 5016 Southern Hills Dr
1623 Cass St
Apt 3
Rental Rental Rental Rental Rental Owner; Owner Owner; Friend Rental Rental Owner; Owner Rental Rental Owner; Friend Owner; Family Member Rental Owner; Owner Owner; Owner Owner; Owner Rental Owner; Family Member Rental Owner; Family Member Rental Owner; Family Member Rental
10/1/13 9/14/13 9/26/13 10/10/13 10/29/13
10/29/13 11/14/13 11/25/13 12/4/13 12/9/13
Decontaminated Cleared 1st Test Decontaminated Decontaminated Decontaminated
4/1/13
12/19/13
Decontaminated
8/29/13
12/26/13
Decontaminated
10/15/13 12/11/13
12/30/13 1/8/14
Decontaminated Decontaminated
7/7/10
None
1/19/11 1/28/11
None None
2/7/12
None
9/12/12
None
2/23/13
None
3/27/13
None
5/20/13
None
6/19/13
None
7/24/13
None
7/25/13
None
8/8/13
None
10/7/13
None
10/24/13
None
11/6/13
None
12/9/13
None
6 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
Vector Control & Env. Services Fort Wayne-Allen County Dept. of Health
Zip Codes of Meth Lab Locations
Zip Code 46808 46807 46825 46818 46802 46803 46774 (New Haven) 46804 46805 46806
Number of Dwellings/Structures Posted 24 10 8 7 5 5 3 3 3 3
Percentage Posted (%)
Zip Code
29.3 12.2 9.8 8.5 6.1 6.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
46809 46845 46745 (Hoagland) 46748 (Huntertown) 46797 (Woodburn) 46799 (Zanesville) 46815 46816 46835
Number of Dwellings/Structures Posted 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Percentage Posted (%) 2.4 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Owner-Occupied vs. Rental Type of Property Apartment/Duplex* Rental House* Owner-Occupied House** Hotel/Motel* Owner-Occupied Mobile Home** Rental Mobile Home* Commercial (Trespassers)
Total Number 21 20 17 12 7 3 2
Percentage (%) 25.6 24.4 20.7 14.6 8.5 3.7 2.4
Rental Dwellings* Owner-Occupied Dwellings**
56 24
70.0 30.0
7 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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Graphs
8 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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9 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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10 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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11 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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12 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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Maps
13 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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14 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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15 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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16 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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17 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
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Discussion Meth lab activity has increased dramatically since the FWACDOH began receiving reports from law enforcement (Indiana State Police and Fort Wayne Police departments). There has been a 400% increase in reports received since 2008. Subsequently, more children have been affected in these meth lab situations. The majority of the properties affected have been rentals (70% rental properties versus 30% owner-occupied properties). Nearly 30% of the meth labs found in Allen County have been in the 46808 zip code. Meth is known to be a rural drug, but the majority of the lab locations have been in the city limits of Fort Wayne.
18 Methamphetamine Lab Activity in Allen County, 2008 – 2013 9-67 DWF 1/10/14 MRW/JKS 12
Vector Control & Env. Services Fort Wayne-Allen County Dept. of Health