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Police called to shut down kids’ lemonade stand buy drinks instead
The Shreveport Times ^ | 8/29/2019 | Whitney Glover

Posted on 08/29/2019 4:40:37 AM PDT by Skooz

August 29, 2019 at 4:17 AM CDT - Updated August 29 at 5:25 AM

NEWBURGH, N.Y.- About an hour and a half after a group of children in New York decided to sell lemonade during rush hour, police showed up after receiving a call, possibly complaining about traffic caused by the stand.

Mother Whitney Glover says she helped some kids in the Newburgh, N.Y., area put up a lemonade stand Monday.

"We were probably out there about an hour and a half, when I noticed the cop car pull up,” Glover said.

An unidentified person saw the group selling lemonade and, instead of stopping for a cup, called the police.

"His first words were, 'Can you believe someone called the cops on kids selling lemonade?'" Glover said.

Officers Clayton Dubois and Thomas O’Connell say the kids weren’t doing anything wrong, but the stand was creating some traffic.

"Sometimes when people stopped in the middle of the road to get a cup, the cars behind would beep and make nasty faces,” said another adult helping with the stand.

The officers bought cups of lemonade and posed for pictures with the kids.

"They could’ve shut it down. A lot of cops probably wouldn’t have handled it that way, but [they] handled it really well,” she said.

Glover posted about the incident on Facebook, calling the person who complained “bitter.” Since then, she says dozens of customers have stopped by, and the kids made hundreds of dollars in three days.

"I wasn’t expecting it to become the way it did. It was more of an appreciation and a thank you to the police officers,” she said.

August 29, 2019 at 4:17 AM CDT - Updated August 29 at 5:25 AM NEWBURGH, N.Y. (News 12/CNN) - About an hour and a half after a group of children in New York decided to sell lemonade during rush hour, police showed up after receiving a call, possibly complaining about traffic caused by the stand.

Mother Whitney Glover says she helped some kids in the Newburgh, N.Y., area put up a lemonade stand Monday.

Officers Clayton Dubois and Thomas O’Connell say the kids weren’t doing anything wrong, but the stand was creating some traffic. Officers Clayton Dubois and Thomas O’Connell say the kids weren’t doing anything wrong, but the stand was creating some traffic. (Source: Whitney Glover/News 12 Westchester/CNN) "We were probably out there about an hour and a half, when I noticed the cop car pull up,” Glover said.

An unidentified person saw the group selling lemonade and, instead of stopping for a cup, called the police.

"His first words were, 'Can you believe someone called the cops on kids selling lemonade?'" Glover said.

Officers Clayton Dubois and Thomas O’Connell say the kids weren’t doing anything wrong, but the stand was creating some traffic.

"Sometimes when people stopped in the middle of the road to get a cup, the cars behind would beep and make nasty faces,” said another adult helping with the stand.

The officers bought cups of lemonade and posed for pictures with the kids.

"They could’ve shut it down. A lot of cops probably wouldn’t have handled it that way, but [they] handled it really well,” she said.

Glover posted about the incident on Facebook, calling the person who complained “bitter.” Since then, she says dozens of customers have stopped by, and the kids made hundreds of dollars in three days.

"I wasn’t expecting it to become the way it did. It was more of an appreciation and a thank you to the police officers,” she said.

The kids intend to keep selling lemonade until they return to school next week.


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: lemonade; lemonadestand
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1 posted on 08/29/2019 4:40:37 AM PDT by Skooz
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To: Skooz

Ugh. Please excuse the copy/paste mess. I probably should have waited for another cup of coffee before posting.


2 posted on 08/29/2019 4:42:31 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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3 posted on 08/29/2019 4:44:53 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Skooz

Why would you stop in the middle of the road to get a cup of lemonade? Other than that,go for it.


4 posted on 08/29/2019 4:45:50 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Skooz

What are the odds NY eventually goes after the kids for tax evasion when the “bitter” drivers don’t get their pound of flesh?


5 posted on 08/29/2019 4:45:51 AM PDT by Home-of-the-lazy-dog ("Leftists will stand before you and cut off their own head just to prove that they'll do it!")
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To: Skooz

Or another cup of lemonade.


6 posted on 08/29/2019 4:45:56 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie (Ca)
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To: Skooz

Also, cudos to the police officers! Well done.


7 posted on 08/29/2019 4:46:42 AM PDT by Home-of-the-lazy-dog ("Leftists will stand before you and cut off their own head just to prove that they'll do it!")
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To: Skooz

Good news is worth a second read. No apology necessary.


8 posted on 08/29/2019 4:48:28 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: Skooz

Did they have a business license? Health inspection? Tax number?

If not, LOCK ‘EM UP! /s


9 posted on 08/29/2019 4:48:47 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: HighSierra5

Ever been to Newburgh? Kids there need all the help they can get. God bless these kids, the adults helping them, the folks who stopped for a drink, and those LEOs.


10 posted on 08/29/2019 4:49:38 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds)
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To: American in Israel

I wonder if the kids were white would the outcome have been the same?


11 posted on 08/29/2019 4:52:45 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: Skooz

I hope the “unidentified person” learned something, but probably not.


12 posted on 08/29/2019 4:58:01 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." Walt Whitman)
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To: VastRWCon

Well, that is a good question.


13 posted on 08/29/2019 4:58:34 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Fresh Wind

They obviously violated zoning and the child labor laws!


14 posted on 08/29/2019 4:59:04 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: Skooz

Feel good story of the day!

Good for the kids and the Cops.


15 posted on 08/29/2019 5:00:08 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Fresh Wind

Oh—and the Department of Agriculture food inspectors did not sign off on their product—food safety is important, ya know. ;-)


16 posted on 08/29/2019 5:01:25 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: Skooz

Normally, I come down on the side of the lemonade stand. But if it is causing a traffic problem, it needs to be closed up. Traffic problems actually are DANGEROUS, especially with people texting.

Just watch crash compilations on Youtube and you’ll see what I mean.


17 posted on 08/29/2019 5:02:36 AM PDT by cuban leaf (We're living in Dr. Zhivago but without the love triangle)
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To: American in Israel

Sir Robert Peele lives. And that is a very good thing.

Kudos to these officers.

L


18 posted on 08/29/2019 5:03:02 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Tax-chick

The unidentified person was likely a lefty and horrified at seeing such young people having to work, let alone engaging in capitalism.


19 posted on 08/29/2019 5:06:31 AM PDT by redfreedom
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To: Fresh Wind

CALL LIMPDICK DURBIN, U.S. SENATOR. HE WROTE THE LEGISLATION AGAINST LEMONADE STANDS.


20 posted on 08/29/2019 5:10:02 AM PDT by chopperk
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