On sizzling summer days, one local police officer does more than patrol the streets fighting crime. Brooklet Police Officer Tracy Atkinson makes the sweltering days a little more pleasant for folks she encounters - she is the "ice cream cop." That is what she calls herself, although most times it's popsicles she hands out to area children.
Brooklet's 'ice cream' cop
Popsicle give-aways part of Tracy Atkinson's patrols
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