The remnants of a meth lab were recovered by Murfreesboro Police this week at a hotel on John Rice Boulevard. Officers responded to the Value Place Inn after a security guard smelled a strong chemical odor coming from a hotel room. Officers made their way into the room where they found the remains of a meth lab. Unfortunately, the person who had rented the room fled the scene 10-minutes before police arrived. The security guard told officers that the man was carrying two trash bags with him when he left the hotel. No arrests could be made and the hotel room was properly cleared and cleaned.