Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Mom With Infant For DUI
One year old child of Central Valley woman is taken into protective custody.
A 30-year-old Central Valley woman had her one-year-old child taken into protective custody Thursday after San Leandro police arrested her for drunk driving at the .
Police say that at 2:05 am Thursday an officer saw Lynisha Jefferson park her 2011 Nissan Altima in the Quik Stop parking lot and discard a tequila bottle.
The officer thought Jefferson had been drinking.
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She had a one year old baby with her in a car seat, police said.
Jefferson failed field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for driving under the influence and child endangerment.
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A small amount of marijuana was found in her car.
Her child was taken into protective custody.
Police say Jefferson is from the Central Valley town of Escalon.
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