High on K2, Mom Has 2-Month-Old Baby Removed: Police

WAUKESHA, WI — A Waukesha mother and her friend, both high on the synthetic marijuana K2, were found passed out in public with a 2-month-old baby.

Waukesha police responded to the 300 block of E. Main St. just after 5 p.m. Thursday on a report of a person down.

According to police reports, a concerned citizen saw two people passed out on the side of Jimmy's Grotto. The 911 caller remakred that the two people were women and that a baby was with them.

A moment later, the caller updated police, stating that one of the two was awake, but that the second woman was still completely slumped over. The caller also noted that the women had a two-month-old infant with them, according to reports.

Two squads were dispatched to investigation in addition to the fire department for treatment needs.

Officers reported that the mother of the infant was clearly under the influence of substance as was her female friend. When police asked what the situation was, both women admitted to smoking the synthetic marijuana K2 and were suffering from the side effects of the drug, police reported to Waukesha Patch.

The fire department evaluated both women, and neither required transportation to the hospital. Both remain on-scene. The mother of the infant was taken into custody for possession of K2 and child neglect. Her friend was taken into custody for possession of drug paraphernalia and an open warrant with the Waukesha County Sheriff's office, police reported.

The Department of Health and Human Services was contacted regarding placement of the baby.

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