Ice cream jacker faces time in the cooler

Not the stolen ice cream
With all the drama as of late, I thought we could use something a little lighter. And, luckily, the always-entertaining folks over at the San Fernando Police Department happened to have something.

SAN FERNANDO — It seemed like a cool caper, but the case of the stolen ice cream cone left the perpetrator with a bitter aftertaste.
When Eric Dewayne Dennis, 39, ambled into the Baskin-Robbins on Maclay Avenue on Monday morning around 11:30 a.m., the San Fernando Police Department allege he had more than 31 flavors on his mind. The transient stepped up to the counter, ordered a triple — strawberry, in a cone.
But when the scooper rang up the $4.98 tab, Dennis allegedly declined to pay. He took off, cone in hand, the 20-year-old employee in hot pursuit.
“She had a little spunk to go after him,” said Detective Anthony Vairo. “She tried to recoup the cost of that ice cream cone.”

I'll hit you with a full link later on. Right now, I'm sorely in need of some dinner and quality time with my wife. Adios for now.