Substance found on restaurant washroom’s baby change table believed to be meth

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The discovery of white powder believed to be crystal meth on a baby change table in a restaurant washroom is raising alarms.

The Bear Clan Patrol made the discovery on Saturday night while taking a break from its foot patrol at a McDonald’s restaurant on Main Street.

“It happened Saturday night at about 10:45. We routinely check bathrooms. It was clear whoever was there left a bunch of powder behind,” said James Favel, Bear Clan executive director.

Favel is pretty confident the substance is methamphetamine and is turning it over to police to verify.

However, Favel doesn’t believe the crystal meth had actually come into a contact with a baby.

“(The addict) just used a flat surface,” he said.

“This is a mental health problem. Whatever woman was in there, she’s suffering. She’s just trying to get the drug into her as quickly as she can.”

A bag of powder was also found on the toilet stall floor, and white powder was observed on a toilet paper dispenser.

The situation underlines the need for more access to treatment for drug addicts, Favel maintained.

“The supports these people require don’t exist in the community right now and it’s something we need to see more of,” he said.

The Bear Clan makes foot patrols five or six times per week, mostly in the North End.

In 2016, the Bear Clan Patrol found 19 bags of crystal meth and 300 needles. In 2017, it found seven or eight bags of meth but 4,000 needles.