New York police have ticketed a man they say set up a table on a Brooklyn sidewalk to sell Girl Scout cookies without a license.
But the suspect’s 13-year-old daughter disputes the account and says her father was only helping her deliver pre-ordered cookies in the neighborhood.
Officers issued a summons for unlicensed vending to Hoi ”Howard” Louis over the weekend.
“An adult 55-year-old male who had set up a table along a busy stretch was given a summons,” Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne said Wednesday. “No Girl Scouts were seen by officers at the time the summons was issued.”
But Grace Marie Louis said she was there and that her father was preparing the orders when police pulled up in a car.
Donna Ceravolo, director of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County, told Reuters that Grace Marie and her father were delivering pre-ordered cookies.
“I make no bones about the Girl Scout cookie program,” said Ceravolo. “It would not be nearly as successful without the support of parents. I don’t apologize for it.”
The girl, who has sold about 600 boxes of cookies this year, is helping her troop save up for a trip to Hawaii or Europe.
Ceravolo said the Girl Scouts would provide counsel in court if needed. The fine, if any, will be determined by a judge.
