By Seth Daniel
This week, Officers Sammy Mojica, Joanne O’Brien and Sgt. John Noftle deployed the Copsicle truck to assist a man experiencing diabetic shock. The situation took an ironic turn: the popsicle used to help him came from his own business, the same place where police source ice cream for the truck.
The Chelsea Police Department found themselves at the center of what might be called an ironic twist of fate involving ice cream.
As preparations began Monday for the Eclipse Party at City Hall, one task involved retrieving the Copsicle truck and stocking it with popsicles and ice cream from Rosev Dairy on Griffin Way. This was routine procedure for readying the Police and community-sponsored ice cream truck.
However, the routine trip took an unexpected turn. While Officer Sammy Mojica, Sgt. John Noftle and Officer Joanne O’Brien were returning with a fully stocked truck, they came across another officer who had stopped a vehicle traveling the wrong way near City Hall.
Mojica identified the driver as one of the owners of Rosev Dairy. The officers quickly assessed the situation and determined the man was suffering from severe diabetic shock.
What he needed most was sugar, and urgently. Fortunately, the three officers had a truck filled with frozen treats from his own dairy.
They retrieved a popsicle and gave it to him immediately. Within minutes, his condition stabilized and he received medical treatment.
“I went in the truck and got an ice cream we had just purchased from this man’s business,” he said. “So the man from Rosev Dairy was saved by Rosev Dairy, via the Copsicle Truck. That’s a good story.”