Middletown police said they are searching for a man who may have been involved in a methamphetamine operation they discovered Monday night.

Douglas S. Wolf, 34, of Brentwood Street in Middletown, is a person of interest, said Lt. Scott Reeve of the Middletown Division of Police. Wolf is described as 6-foot-3, 160 pounds with brown eyes and hair.

Police said they discovered a “significant active methamphetamine lab” in the basement of a home on Brentwood Street.

Police said an officer stopped a pickup truck with a warrant attached to the license plate as it pulled into the driveway of a home in the 1700 block of Brentwood Street at 3:30 p.m.

Wolf, a passenger, bailed out and fled into the house, police said. The driver, 22-year-old Chelsie Peck, gave officers consent to search the interior of the residence. Once inside, police found the methamphetamine lab, but Wolf had escaped.

The hazardous materials and chemicals were removed Monday night by the Special Operations Unit, with assistance from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Middletown fire department.

Police said Peck was charged with permitting drug abuse.

Reeve said this was the third methamphetamine lab bust in the city this year. There were six methamphetamine busts in the city last year, he said. He said he was “shocked” by the rash of methamphetamine busts and called them “concerning.”

To provide a tip, call Middletown police at 513-425-7731.