TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (KSL.com) — A Taylorsville mother was arrested early Monday after her children were found sleeping in the police department’s parking lot.

The investigation began early Monday when officers reported “there was a 5-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl sleeping in the Taylorsville Police Department’s lobby,” who were originally “found sleeping in a car overnight and had stated they were doing so because of the unsafe conditions of their home, due to their mother,” according to a police booking affidavit.

The children claimed that their 18-year-old sister had gotten into a fight with their mother two days ago over the mother “being highly intoxicated,” the affidavit states. The older sister left the house following the fight. The 17-year-old girl then left work to check on h

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