When it’s time to scream for ice cream in Oak Park, the police department will be around to help.
The Oak Park Department of Public Safety is getting its own ice cream truck, and uniformed police will be touring local neighborhoods and handing out 300 free ice cream sandwiches every week through the fall.
The ice cream truck also will be on hand with free ice cream for all holiday and special events, said Detective Robert Koch of the Oak Park Investigative Division.
“We are the only police ice cream truck in the state of Michigan,’’ said Koch, who added that the truck is being funded through donations by local businesses.
