Boston MA – Local Police have a new weapon against the crime in Bostons neighborhoods – an Ice Cream truck where all of the frozen goodies are free.  The Boston Police supported by Hood Ice Cream mix, who donated the truck, are out in the burbs connecting with the locals.

Police acknowledge that in recent years the flow of information and intelligence from the community has been reduced to a trickle.  In this initiative,  Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis hopes to build relationships in stating “It’s a chance to engage youngsters and their families in a non-crisis setting and build partnerships with good people in the neighborhoods who want a safe environment for their kids”

It’s also a chance for police to spread the word about the “Text-a-Tip” program, a first-in-the-nation program. Details of “Text-a-Tip” are stenciled all over the ice cream truck.  

So if you are in the Boston Area, keep an “APB out for the caring cops.  The initative runs through to the 6th of September

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