Two New Jersey parents were accused of hiding drugs in their toddler’s diaper, while another father was allegedly spotted passed out in his car while gripping a hypodermic needle alongside his sleeping daughter, according to authorities.
Toms River police said they arrested 26-year-old Mckay Greenwood, 32-year-old Erica Richter, and 39-year-old Richard Olivadotti in a pair of unrelated cases. All three parents face drug charges.
First, on Oct. 14, authorities said they cuffed Greenwood after officers allegedly spotted the man passed out in his car in a Seaside Heights shopping center.
When officers arrived on scene, they saw the unconscious 26-year-old gripping a loaded hypodermic needle in the driver’s seat and his sleeping 3-year-old daughter in the car. Police said they also found several envelopes thought to contain heroin.
Three days later, police said they confronted Richter and Olivadotti in a parking lot in Skyview Park after they saw Richter vomiting by her car. As they approached, they smelled what they thought was marijuana and found the drug, along with several prescription painkillers.
After they brought the parents and their 2-year-old son back to police headquarters, they found a second bag of marijuana in the toddler’s diaper.
All three parents face child endangerment and drug charges, authorities said. It wasn't immediately clear if any of them had attorneys.
