Ice Cream Truck Driver Punched In Face, Robbed
POSTED: Monday, February 27, 2006
UPDATED: 11:21 am EST February 28,
2006
Police in Orlando, Fla., are searching for a group of men who attacked and robbed a woman ice cream truck driver of food and items, according to a Local 6 News report.
Investigators said Viviane Loila was driving near the Palms apartments on Mercy Drive when a man approached her for ice cream.
As she attempted to serve the man from the truck, he reached in and grabbed some ice cream from the cooler, the report said.
Moments later, a group of men rushed the truck, opened the door and stole her cell phone and sunglasses.
Another man pulled a cooler from the truck, and when the woman tried to stop him, he punched her in the face.
The suspects fled the scene and remain on the loose, according to the report.
The woman's injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Anyone with information concerning this robbery is urged to call Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS.
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