Photo by Lake Ozark Website
A routine traffic stop in Lake Ozark proves to be anything but routine leading to a traffic pursuit, two suspects fleeing on foot and the discovery of a meth lab in the trunk of the car they were in at the time. Chief Gary Launderville says it happened Monday afternoon when officers attempted to pull over the vehicle at Lakeland Road and Highway-W. A two-hour search of the area ensued around Storage Road near Eldon involving multiple agencies, a K-9 unit and the Highway Patrol helicopter but it came up empty. The two suspects are believed to be 30-year-old Steven Wayne Smith, of Camdenton, and 34-year-old Mitchell Patrick Gambow, whose address is unknown. Both remain at large and anyone with information on their whereabouts is being asked to contact the Lake Ozark Police Department or local law enforcement.
