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VIDEO Potentially Explosive Bottles Disappear
7/31/2010 8:47:45 AM | Tina Kaufmann, AkronNewsNow.com

Last week, Portage County authorities removed several potentially explosive bottles along area roadways. Now, they've disappeared.

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While the department is happy the bottles aren't popping up anymore along area roadways, Portage County Sheriff David Doak tells Channel 3 News he has no idea why they've disappeared. He speculates maybe the culprits heard local media broadcasting it and that deterred them from continuing to make them.

Reportedly, the two-liter bottles had chemical leftovers of so-called "shake and bake" meth labs.

WATCH WKYC-TV's coverage on the potentially explosive bottles

Authorities warn if you see any such bottle with white foam in it, don't touch it, rather call police.

In Columbus several years back, a dozen people were killed by the instant meth cookers when one exploded.

This hasn't been the only problem in Portage County. Lately, there has been a rash of burglaries in the late night hours in Shalersville and Suffield.

On the Web: Channel 3 News www.wkyc.com

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