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A local drug unit is investigating how a toddler got hold of some drugs.
Not only did the child find some marijuana, he brought it with him to the school bus, and his parents could face a number of problems.
It's just two grams of pot tucked inside a knotted baggie, but the fact that a 3-year-old got his hands on any drugs makes this matter beyond a police investigation.
"He made some statements where he found it and I think he just put it in his pocket and pulled it out when he was getting on the bus," said a police spokesperson.
Police don't believe anything sinister was going on here beyond some recreational use, perhaps by the boy's parents.
Police talked with the mother and found another small bag of pot, reportedly in her purse.
But residents of the Charring Square neighborhood, where the incident took place, can't believe parents would be so careless.
Jennifer Evens is outraged about the whole situation. She says, "Three-year-old, you know, to get his hands on it to bring it on a bus for a public school, it's just crazy."
Debra Heneger believes the parents should lose their child and serve time in jail.
Monroe County prosecutors say this matter could result in the parents being charged with possession, even child neglect, and they could get kicked out of their apartment for possessing an illegal drug.
Larry Csokasy, a drug counselor, worries the parents are setting a bad example.
"Yes, if you have parents that abuse substance and they're aware of your abuse, than what kind of model are you being?"
A drug lab is testing the substance in the bag, but Lieutenant Davis says it is pot. Once the results come back an arrest and charge could be made.
13abc.com: Toddler caught with pot
Copyright ©2006 ABC Inc.
Not only did the child find some marijuana, he brought it with him to the school bus, and his parents could face a number of problems.
It's just two grams of pot tucked inside a knotted baggie, but the fact that a 3-year-old got his hands on any drugs makes this matter beyond a police investigation.
"He made some statements where he found it and I think he just put it in his pocket and pulled it out when he was getting on the bus," said a police spokesperson.
Police don't believe anything sinister was going on here beyond some recreational use, perhaps by the boy's parents.
Police talked with the mother and found another small bag of pot, reportedly in her purse.
But residents of the Charring Square neighborhood, where the incident took place, can't believe parents would be so careless.
Jennifer Evens is outraged about the whole situation. She says, "Three-year-old, you know, to get his hands on it to bring it on a bus for a public school, it's just crazy."
Debra Heneger believes the parents should lose their child and serve time in jail.
Monroe County prosecutors say this matter could result in the parents being charged with possession, even child neglect, and they could get kicked out of their apartment for possessing an illegal drug.
Larry Csokasy, a drug counselor, worries the parents are setting a bad example.
"Yes, if you have parents that abuse substance and they're aware of your abuse, than what kind of model are you being?"
A drug lab is testing the substance in the bag, but Lieutenant Davis says it is pot. Once the results come back an arrest and charge could be made.
13abc.com: Toddler caught with pot
Copyright ©2006 ABC Inc.
