Crime & Safety
Child Cruelty Alleged in Napa Arrest
Police said a 28-year-old Napa woman whose kids had missed half the school year was letting a registered sex offender stay in their home.
A truancy investigation resulted in the arrest of a 28-year-old Napa woman Tuesday morning, according to an arrest summary from the City of Napa Police Department:
Ashley Robles (28 yrs. of Napa) was contacted at her home in the 3000 block of Browns Valley Rd. by detectives, regarding her two children (ages 8 and 9) being truant from school for approximately half of the current school year.
Further investigation showed that Robles has allowed a registered sex offender to stay at her residence while her children were present.
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Robles was arrested on two counts of being a parent/guardian of a chronic truant and for willful cruelty to a child.
Robles was booked into Napa County Department of Corrections and the children were placed in the custody of Children Protective Services.
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Arrest information does not indicate a conviction.
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