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Neighbours call police on young girl selling cookies

A young girl’s attempts to sell homemade cookies has been thwarted after disgruntled neighbours called the police on her.

Savannah Watters, 10, was selling the treats outside her Cedar Falls home in Iowa, US, when police say they received multiple calls from residents concerned over the amount of traffic she was bringing to the area, WHO-TV reported.

One neighbour complained the increase in vehicles was a danger to children in the suburban area and that her daughter was nearly struck by a turning car.

Savannah Watters was selling cookies from the roadside when her neighbours complained to police. Source: WHO-TV
Savannah Watters was selling cookies from the roadside when her neighbours complained to police. Source: WHO-TV

Another said her four-week venture was “getting out of control”.

Cedar Falls Police also said there were inquiries over the girl’s supervision on the roadside.

Police were forced to move Savannah from her spot and restrict her business to inside her driveway.

The young entrepreneur says she was oblivious her neighbours were unhappy with her stall and wished they confronted her first.

The 10-year-old is upset neighbours didn’t come to her first. Source: WHO-TV
The 10-year-old is upset neighbours didn’t come to her first. Source: WHO-TV

“I wish that we could have known first, ‘cause we didn’t know anything. And it’s just hard to believe that they didn’t come talk to my mum first,” Savannah said.

She says business has dropped considerably at her stall, which also sells bottled water, since moving onto her property.

Yet her loss in profits hasn’t deterred her future plans and Savannah says she dreams of one day opening her own bakery.

It’s not the first time neighbours have taken offence to young street vendors in the US.

A woman was dubbed “Permit Patty” in June after she allegedly called the police on a young girl for selling water outside her San Fransisco home.