Dubious Cookie Sales Gets Man Arrested by Elk Grove Police

A Sacramento man was arrested yesterday afternoon after he was caught selling cookies door-to-door with his eight-year old daughter that weren't exactly Girl Scout Cookies.

According to Elk Grove Police Department reports, 55-year-old Kevin Cole was conducting door-to-door sales on the 9100 block of Rancho Dr. yesterday afternoon claiming the sales were for the benefit of cheerleading and football program and the cookies would be delivered at a later date. When Cole attempted to pull the ruse on one mark, the victim remembered hearing about the scam and immediately contacted the police.

Responding officers detained the suspect and developed information that not only was Cole collecting the money for his personal use, but he was also on probation.

Cole was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and petty theft and was transferred to the county jail. The suspects daughter was released to relatives in Sacramento.

No word on what types of cookies Cole was attempting to sell.