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Police find adults with child and drugs in bedroom

Three adults are taken into custody after police find them in a room with both drugs and one-year-old child. 

Lawrence Township Police say 35-year-old John Irwin was wanted by State Parole. As they were searching for him, they were let inside a home. 

That’s when police say they found 33-year-old Amber Johnston, 37-year-old Alen Erksine, a one year old child, and a large amount of drugs and drug paraphenalia in plain sight in a bedroom. 

Officers at the scene say they found suspected methamphetamines, mushrooms, heroin, marijuana pills, a firearm with a serial number scratched off, various amounts of needles an cash, and other paraphenalia. 

Erksine was also wanted. 

Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Weapons, and Drug charges are expected to be filed.