Man arrested for selling cocaine....door to door....Out of his ice cream truck....

[jkwest]

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Some residents in Nassau County were shocked to discover their ice cream man was dishing out a lot more than just frozen treats.

It turns out, police said, that he was peddling drugs.

When you hear the jingle … you know Mr. Softee is rolling your way.

But people in one Westbury neighborhood found out their ice cream man was not just selling the creamiest, dreamiest soft ice cream to customers at a corner house.

"But he was always there at the end. And we was like why he take so long?" resident Kenya Hernandez wondered.

Police said 22-year-old Mr. Softee man Kenneth Leiton was also selling cocaine. Parents and neighbors were stunned.

"Oh my gosh that's scary! They go out all the time to buy ice cream," parent Maria Canales said.

"That's awful because there's a lot of kids in this neighborhood," added neighbor Jimmy Kalamaras.

Detectives were working an unrelated drug case in the Westbury neighborhood on Saturday when they spotted Leiton get out of his ice cream truck and walk up to a house. A woman answered the door and police said she gave Leiton cash for a bag of cocaine.

"They stopped him, they talked to him. They found drugs on him and they arrested him," said Det. Lt. Raymond Coté of the Nassau County Police Department.

Leiton has a record for drug possession, but representatives from Mr. Softee said they didn't know because Leiton doesn't own the franchise truck he was running.

The owner of the franchise was supposed to do a background check on Leiton, but the company declined to comment Monday.

Barry Pollack owns and operates his own Mr. Softee truck, and said he's disappointed to hear someone has tainted the name of a trusted summer staple.

"I'm not familiar with this situation and I know most of the guys just want to go make a living," Pollack said.

But now this Mr. Softee could soon be doing hard time.

On Monday Leiton was arraigned on multiple drug charges and endangering the welfare of a child. He's being held on $100,000 bond and could face up to nine years in prison.

just order the Super Astro Pop....

[mikejet]

I've heard a lot of reports from the local news about rumors that ice cream trucks were a front for drug dealers.

[MaCruz]

The Ice Cream man is the not the same anymore.

[Blu-Benny]

wow is that terrible!!!

[Ashamed Pegasus]

I'm positive the ice cream truck in my neighborhood is selling drugs... He comes through at 9PM when it's 50° outside...

[P@t_Mtl]

New Hagen Dazs flavor

[HomeTheaterVirgin]

He tried to say not guilt but they had undercover cops with video infact that he was guilty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhSS2p9FK5s

[quexos]

That is something else I never understood, why would people want to take drugs ? I can't imagine anyone and I mean ANYONE that does not know that drugs are extremely harmful to your health, addictive, expensive and that they will destroy you little by little, not maybe, not very often but ALWAYS AND FOR SURE.

I suppose I must give exception to depressed and suicidal people. But most take it at parties and think is a fun thing to do. It boggles the mind, truly

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by quexos

That is something else I never understood, why would people want to take drugs ? I can't imagine anyone and I mean ANYONE that does not know that drugs are extremely harmful to your health, addictive, expensive and that they will destroy you little by little, not maybe, not very often but ALWAYS AND FOR SURE.

I suppose I must give exception to depressed and suicidal people. But most take it at parties and think is a fun thing to do. It boggles the mind, truly

Because some people play video games or watch movies to escape their RealLife™, and others turn to chemical substances--whether on purpose or due to addiction caused by experimentation.

It has nothing to do with intelligence, income level or background, and has everything to do with your own internal moral compass.

The ice cream truck is a good cover. You can move freely about the neighborhood, it has lots of storage, you appear innocent, and it attracts little kids, which is how dealers like to hook their victims--young.

But as a parent who lets his own kids buy from the local ice cream truck, I really hope this guy has the proverbial book thrown at him.

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by Ashamed Pegasus

I'm positive the ice cream truck in my neighborhood is selling drugs... He comes through at 9PM when it's 50° outside...

[HomeTheaterVirgin]

Originally Posted by Sylin

Because some people play video games or watch movies to escape their RealLife™, and others turn to chemical substances--whether on purpose or due to addiction caused by experimentation.

It has nothing to do with intelligence, income level or background, and has everything to do with your own internal moral compass.

The ice cream truck is a good cover. You can move freely about the neighborhood, it has lots of storage, you appear innocent, and it attracts little kids, which is how dealers like to hook their victims--young.

But as a parent who lets his own kids buy from the local ice cream truck, I really hope this guy has the proverbial book thrown at him.

I tried weed 1 time when I was a junior in high school and I didnt feal any better or had any munchies I just had a really bad soar throat and never touched a drug after that one time ,you want to know the sad thing the day I tried it I was at a friends house with his mom and dad there.They did not care they said they rather have there son doing it there then in the streets .

[Moefiz]

Anything to make a buck these day even if it means spoiling Mr.Softee good name

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by quexos

That is something else I never understood, why would people want to take drugs ? I can't imagine anyone and I mean ANYONE that does not know that drugs are extremely harmful to your health, addictive, expensive and that they will destroy you little by little, not maybe, not very often but ALWAYS AND FOR SURE.

I suppose I must give exception to depressed and suicidal people. But most take it at parties and think is a fun thing to do. It boggles the mind, truly

coming from a guy who lives in Belgium..... go smoke a joint...

[Sussudio]

haha sounds like something out of vice city

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by quexos

That is something else I never understood, why would people want to take drugs ? I can't imagine anyone and I mean ANYONE that does not know that drugs are extremely harmful to your health, addictive, expensive and that they will destroy you little by little, not maybe, not very often but ALWAYS AND FOR SURE.

I suppose I must give exception to depressed and suicidal people. But most take it at parties and think is a fun thing to do. It boggles the mind, truly

PLEASE... Keep this thread on-topic....... Judging someone else's morals just incites debates..... that's why Drugs, Guns, Abortion, Ethnicity, and Sexual preference are not to be discussed at Blu-ray.com

(in answer to your question..... Because it's fun. )

[SquidPuppet]

No wonder those Coca-Pops were so damn expensive...and now I know why I couldnt sleep.

Seriously though, this aint new. When I was a kid, the ice cream man used to sell cigarettes to little kids. Right outside the schoolgrounds at lunch time.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by Ashamed Pegasus

I'm positive the ice cream truck in my neighborhood is selling drugs... He comes through at 9PM when it's 50° outside...

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

New Hagen Dazs flavor

Originally Posted by HomeTheaterVirgin

He tried to say not guilt but they had undercover cops with video infact that he was guilty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhSS2p9FK5s

Must be the new ice cream sensation.

[quexos]

Originally Posted by jkwest

coming from a guy who lives in Belgium..... go smoke a joint...

The European capital of drugs is Amsterdam and the Netherlands and not Belgium my misinformed friend ...

[quexos]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

PLEASE... Keep this thread on-topic....... Judging someone else's morals just incites debates..... that's why Drugs, Guns, Abortion, Ethnicity, and Sexual preference are not to be discussed at Blu-ray.com

(in answer to your question..... Because it's fun. )

My English must be in need of improvement because I'd swear I did not judge anything in this thread. I'd swear I asked a question which is Why would anyone want to take drugs for, as in what was the motivation.

Also the title of this thread is about cocaine in ice cream trucks and stuff like that and cocaine if I'm not mistaken is a drug, so how am I off-topic here

[HomeTheaterVirgin]

Originally Posted by quexos

My English must be in need of improvement because I'd swear I did not judge anything in this thread. I'd swear I asked a question which is Why would anyone want to take drugs for, as in what was the motivation.

Also the title of this thread is about cocaine in ice cream trucks and stuff like that and cocaine if I'm not mistaken is a drug, so how am I off-topic here

Somebody is realy defensive today I think you need a