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Mom arrested after children found without coats in near freezing temperatures

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLF) – Lafayette police arrested a 28-year-old woman after she was found walking with her two children in 37 degree weather early Wednesday morning.

Police said Stephanie Miller was spotted by an officer patrolling near Lincoln and Thompson Street around 1 a.m.

Officers said Miller was intoxicated and was walking with a small child that was dressed in only a t-shirt. There was also an infant hidden underneath her bathrobe.

Miller was arrested for neglect of a dependent and public intoxication.

The Department of Child Services was called in to assist with the investigation.

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