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Napa Police Say Mom On Drugs Tried To Take Kids

A Vallejo woman was arrested on suspicion of drug offenses Wednesday afternoon at the Napa home of her two children and their father, according to Napa police. Arrest information does not indicate a conviction.

A 28-year old Vallejo woman visiting her two young children in Napa was arrested at around 2 p.m. Wednesday on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs and for possessing suspected methamphetamine and a pipe, according to an arrest summary from the City of Napa Police Department:

Officers responded to a call from family members to the 10 block of Calaveras Ct.

The family reported Yasmin Rodriguez (09/07/1984 of Vallejo) was under the influence of drugs and attempting to take her two children (ages 5 and 10) from the residence. 

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The children live at the location with their father who was at work. 

Officers evaluated Rodriguez and determined she was under the influence of a controlled substance.

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Rodriguez was taken into custody. Upon searching Rodriguez, Officers located suspected methamphetamine and a methamphetamine pipe. 

Rodriquez was transported and booked into Napa County Department of Corrections.

Arrest information does not indicate a conviction. For the latest reports on crime and arrests in the Napa Valley, please see our Police & Fire section, available from the News tab above and at napavalley.patch.com/police-fire.

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