Crime & Safety
Man Hid Meth-Lab Backpacks Near Dumpster After Car Crash, Police Say
Man told St. Peters Police he's homeless and addicted to meth after being charged with manufacturing a controlled substance. Police say he hid two portable meth labs near a dumpster following a car crash on Mid Rivers Mall Drive.
A man in an auto accident on Mid Rivers Mall Drive tried to hide two meth labs in his car near a dumpster, according to St. Peters Police.
Edmond Andersen, 43, whose last known address was in the 2300 block of Kingsford Drive in North St. Louis County, was charged Monday with manufacturing a controlled substance.
St. Peters Police said witnesses saw Andersen run from the scene with two backpacks and attempted to hide them in a nearby dumpster. He then returned to the scene of the accident near Mid Rivers Mall.
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Officers found the backpacks, which they said contained two one-pot meth labs and chemicals needed to make methamphetamine.
Andersen told police he’s homeless and addicted to meth.
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He is being held in St. Charles County jail. Bail was set at $25,000.
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