A Mesa woman was arrested after leaving her baby alone in her apartment facedown in a bassinet near a bag of marijuana while she drove her boyfriend to work, police said.
Mesa police pulled over Melissa L. Williams, 27, after an officer noticed she had a broken windshield.The officer discovered that she was driving on a suspended license and arrested her. A search of her purse found an Altoids container containing marijuana.
According to the police report, Williams "said she left her 8-month-old baby at home alone while she drove her boyfriend to work."
Officers went to William's apartment where they found the baby along with marijuana and a glass pipe.
Williams told police "she is a pothead and smokes weed every day," according to the report.
Williams said the baby was alone for 15 minutes prior to the traffic stop.
She told the officer "she did not take the baby with her because if she woke her up she would be up all day."
The baby was turned over to Child Protective Services.
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