Pair arrested for drugs, child endangerment at Warren McDonald's

WARREN — A Youngstown couple is due for arraignment today in Warren Municipal Court on child endangering charges after police said they were found at McDonald’s, 595 South St., with their two children in their car along with drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Police were called there at 1:30 p.m. Friday for reports that Joshua L. Woolacott, 27, of South Richview Avenue in Youngstown, was not taking care of his children, ages 3 and 1.

Officers found Woolacott near his car and his kids inside the car and then saw his wife, Tiffany L. Woolacott, 28, of the same address, walking from the restaurant.

Both had outstanding warrants for their arrest, and Tiffany had a hypodermic syringe and wet, burnt spoon in her purse, and she admitted she’d just used heroin in the restaurant bathroom. Police also found pills in the back seat.

Both face one misdemeanor count of child endangering, and Tiffany is also charged with one count of possession of drug-abuse instruments.

Tiffany Woolacott was treated by ambulance personnel before being taken to jail.

Mahoning County Children Services took possession of the children, police said.