Pubdate: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 Source: Lake Country Reporter (Hartland, WI) Copyright: 2006 Lake Country Reporter Contact: http://www.thelakecountryreporter.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3346 Author: Jim Stevens, staff writer Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/heroin.htm (Heroin) Note: MAP archives articles exactly as published, except that our editors may redact the names and addresses of accused persons who have not been convicted of a crime, if those named are not otherwise public figures or officials. WOMAN ACCUSED OF USING HEROIN IN FRONT OF DAUGHTER Village of Hartland - A 27-year-old woman is facing possible charges for allegedly using heroin in front of her young daughter. Police are recommending the woman be charged by the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office with child neglect. According to the police report, the woman's 8-year-old daughter told police that she had seen her mother use a syringe numerous times, including one time about a month ago at a McDonald's restaurant in Milwaukee. The girl told police her mother took her into the restroom and made her watch the bathroom door as she injected a needle into her arm while sitting in a stall, the report said. The girl said she also saw her mother using a marijuana pipe at various locations. The woman also made the girl miss many days of school as she made the girl stay home with her, the report said. The woman was recently released from Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc Lake, where she was treated for substance abuse. Waukesha County Human Services contacted police June 5 about the allegations. A relative of the woman initially contacted Hartland North Elementary School officials about the woman's alleged drug use. The school then contacted Human Services. Police questioned the woman, who admitted to using drugs in front of her daughter, the report said. The girl was removed from the woman's residence and is staying with relatives, the report said. The woman has not yet been charged. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman