Oakland ice cream vendor seen robbed in now-deleted social media video

OAKLAND -- An Oakland popsicle vendor said he fears for his safety after a video posted to social media captured the robbery and vandalism of his ice cream cart on Monday. Known affectionately as a "paletero" because of his Latino background, the elderly Manuel Mesa was seemingly defenseless as people crowded his cart to steal [...]

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