Child, 8, taken from mother in drug possession arrest | Crime

SACRAMENTO - An 8-year-old child was taken from their mother after the woman and her male accomplice were arrested on drug possession charges in Sacramento on Sunday.

According to Sacramento police reports, the child's 33-year-old mother Kimberly Simmons, and Terrell Bolton, 45, were taken into custody after officers found the couple had possession of cocaine for sale at their home on 1400 block of McAllister Ave.

Simmons' child was then removed from the property and placed into protective custody, according to police.