Haymarket Police Arrest Man for Public Intoxication, 3 Counts of Contributing

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HD-car-door-1-300x195Responding to Sheetz, located at 15315 Washington Street, for a report of a suspicious person, Haymarket Police arrested a male on one count of Drunk in Public and three counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor July 5.

According to the crime report, around midnight, the suspect walked to the location with the intent of being arrested because of an "alcohol problem."

The responding officer discovered the man had left his three children, ages 8, 7, and 8-months-old, at home alone.

"The officer responded to the residence and had the mother return home from work [to check] check on the status of the children," they said.

Police arrested the suspect once they determined that the children were safe.

The suspect's name or court information was not released by police.