[November 19, 2008] Girl calls police about mom's drug use

WAUKESHA, Nov 19, 2008 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --



A 14-year-old girl, tired of her mother's almost daily use of marijuana in front of her and her siblings, called police with the help of a neighbor to report the illegal activity, according to a criminal complaint filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court.







The 30-year-old Waukesha woman was charged Tuesday with possession of marijuana, possession of an illegally obtained prescription drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and bail jumping, all misdemeanors.



The charges stem from an investigation that started with an anonymous phone call on Aug. 18 that asked Waukesha police to check on the well-being of the 14-year-old girl and two other children, a 7-year-old and 5-month-old infant, at their home. The caller told police that a female resident at the home was "constantly doing drugs in front of her children," according to the criminal complaint.





That night, police talked to the 14-year-old girl, who said she and a neighbor had telephoned authorities.



The girl told police that she first recognized that her mother was smoking marijuana after the girl learned about the drug in sixth grade during DARE classes, according to the complaint.



The girl said her mother has smoked marijuana at the house on almost a daily basis with different people, the complaint says. She told police she was willing to make a statement so that her mother could get the help she needed, the complaint states.



The woman eventually admitted to police that she uses the illegal drug, and investigators found a pot pipe containing burned marijuana residue in a box in the basement, the complaint says.



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