Police hand out ice cream cones to drivers on sweltering day

Instead of handing out tickets during a traffic stop, a police department in Virginia recently surprised drivers with a tasty cold treat.

Halifax police pulled over 20 drivers last Friday to hand out ice cream cones, according to ABC 13, and captured their priceless reactions on camera.

One video shows a nervous female driver getting pulled over by Officers Brian Warner and Kevin Lands for “breaking the law” on a sweltering hot day in Virginia.

“Her reaction was absolutely the best,” Warner told KTLA 5. “It was genuine, and she had us smiling and laughing for a good hour afterwards, and I’ve probably watched the video myself 50 times laughing.”

In the video, Warner approaches the car and asks the female driver if she’s aware of “vehicle code 1739.” To which she nervously replies, “no.”

It turns out “its against the law to drive on a hot day without an ice cream cone,” Warner told the female driver, who bursts out laughing in relief, as he hands her two cones.

“Y’all have a wonderful, blessed day,” she said.

When asked by CBS 6 why they decided to do it, Lands said they “wanted to try and put some smiles on people’s faces.”