I'm glad they nailed them too.. For the sake of my child alone! I was boiling when I found out my child was playing less than 50 feet from a meth lab.

When I spoke to one of the officers (I think he was SWAT.., (very nice guy too). He said that 6 months ago he would have been shocked to see something like this pop up in a nice neighborhood like ours, but not anymore as they've been busting meth labs in places you'd never think to find them. Some next to churches, less than 50 feet from daycares, schools, by nursing homes, in car trunks, vans, you name it and they're finding them there.

This isn't just a problem in WV though.., as Meth busts have gone up EVERYWHERE in the country. Bad economy equals increase in drug activity and crime.

Hell.., you should see the number of home invasions now. It seems every night on the news we hear about a home invasion somewhere within the area. People getting their doors kicked in by crooks in broad daylight! They're getting that desparate now. Lately the crooks have been finding that more people in WV have guns than they expected! There was one story on the news.., elderly guy at home had a North American Arms Mini Revolver (also called a belly-gun) in his shirt pocket. He was sitting on the couch watching TV and BAM! Door hits the floor.., two guys bust in with knives. That old man pulled that little belly gun and put a round in the back of each invader as they hauled ass back out the door when they saw he was armed! A month ago a home invasion ended badly when they kicked in the door and found themselves at the wrong end of the homeowner and his shotgun.

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 01-16-2009).]