Northeast North Dakota town plagued by streak of meth incidents

STARKWEATHER, N.D. — Residents of a small Ramsey County community are worried for their safety, saying meth is taking over their town after three people were arrested for manufacturing the drug near the city's school.

Starkweather, a town of just over 100 people, has seen a recent streak of meth related incidents, with six people arrested in the last six weeks on charges related to the drug.

The Starkweather Public School has been put into lockdown three times in the last few weeks while police searched the surrounding area for suspects, according to the mayor.

"We had a high speed chase here about three weeks ago that was like 60 miles per hour down Main Street,” said Starkweather Mayor Glen Weber. “You can't have that going on in a small town like this."

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