As state auditors continue touring the state to publicly shame local officials for “wasteful spending,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando has announced its own questionable expenditure: a new ice-cream truck offering free frozen treats to kids, reportedly bought by the agency with money seized from drug dealers.
“OCSO has a new ice cream truck, purchased with money seized from drug dealers,” a Feb. 7 social media post from the sheriff’s office reads. “We’re turning money meant for bad into something good for our community.”
The social media post includes a video reel that opens with Orange County Sheriff John Mina riding in the front seat of an ice-cream truck. Differentiating itself from other, non-cop ice-cream trucks, the vehicle has been redecorated with the motto “Protect and Serve” painted on its side, plus a large “Orange County Sheriff’s Office Ice Cream” logo…