RICHMOND, Maine — A Richmond police officer charged the driver of an ice cream truck who allegedly had pot aboard after a traffic stop Saturday morning on Main Street.

Police Chief Scott MacMaster said Officer Josh Staples stopped the ice cream truck at 10:58 a.m. after a report that a suspicious ice cream truck was traveling in a neighborhood that has no children. Staples found the ice cream truck, which was about to turn into Richmond High School, and signaled for the driver to pull over on Main Street.





“The officer reported the smell of marijuana and conducted a search of the vehicle based on the probable cause of the smell of the marijuana,” MacMaster said.

The ice cream truck driver, 24-year-old Travis Wilson of South Gardiner, received a summons for possession of a usable amount of marijuana — which is up to 1.25 ounces, according to state law, MacMaster said.

He said the ice cream truck does belong to a legitimate ice cream company.