Mom Was About to Inject Heroin While Newborn in Backseat: Cops

A Long Island mother parked in the lot of a Toys-R-Us store was preparing to inject herself with heroin while her two-month-old son sat in the backseat, until nearby police officers caught her in the act and arrested her.

Several officers from the Suffolk County Gang Unit were setting up surveillance in the parking lot of the Toys-R-Us in Holbrook at around 1:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

That's when the officers noticed a woman in a parked sedan tie a strap around her left arm. As they approached the car, they observed the woman holding a hypodermic needle, preparing to inject herself with heroin.

The woman's 2-month-old son was in a child seat in the back of the car, authorities said.

The officers stopped the 29-year-old woman, Crystal Webberly, from injecting the heroin, and took the needle. 

Webberly was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument.

An adult passenger also in the car, 26-year-old Jacqueline Datillo, was charged with first-degree loitering, endangering the welfare of a child, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument.

Both women are scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 21.

The baby was released into the custody of his grandmother.

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