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School is out, the weather is warm, and lemonade stands are popping up on street corners everywhere. Driving around yesterday, I was surprised to see several different groups of kids selling refreshments from the curb with no adult in sight. I am new to this area, so maybe it is common here for little kids to be doing business on the streets unsupervised, but I wouldn't feel comfortable letting my kid do it.
The parents of this this little girl in Terre Haute, Indiana won't be letting her do it anymore, either. She and her friends were running a lemonade stand yesterday when a man approached with more than a cool drink on his mind. "The guy came up and was, like, 'Give me your money,"' said Dominique Morefield. "I was shocked. It was just my immediate reaction to chase after him."
She chased him! For $17.50! The thief escaped into a nearby house and the girl called the cops. It took almost an hour for the police to convince the guy to come out so they could arrest him on preliminary felony charges.
I guess all is well that ends well, but this girls parents aren't taking any more chances with lemonade stand thieves. The stand will remain open, but now with adult supervision.
The parents of this this little girl in Terre Haute, Indiana won't be letting her do it anymore, either. She and her friends were running a lemonade stand yesterday when a man approached with more than a cool drink on his mind. "The guy came up and was, like, 'Give me your money,"' said Dominique Morefield. "I was shocked. It was just my immediate reaction to chase after him."
She chased him! For $17.50! The thief escaped into a nearby house and the girl called the cops. It took almost an hour for the police to convince the guy to come out so they could arrest him on preliminary felony charges.
I guess all is well that ends well, but this girls parents aren't taking any more chances with lemonade stand thieves. The stand will remain open, but now with adult supervision.
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