Dad took 2-year-old son on trip to sell cocaine (Carbon County, Pennsylvania)

Hey! I'm sure dad JOSEPH J. ROMANO was just trying to teach the little tyke entrepreneurial skills, right? Wonder where Mom was.

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http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-poconos-toddler-drug-bust-20110916,0,4648593.story

Police: Man took 2-year-old son on trip to sell cocaine
By Tracy Jordan, Of The Morning Call

3:03 p.m. EDT, September 16, 2011

A 26-year-old Carbon County man is in jail Friday after police said they stopped him for a traffic violation and found $2,200 worth of cocaine and his 2-year-old son in the car.

Joseph J. Romano of Albrightsville was stopped around 8:20 p.m. Thursday on Route 903 in Tunkhannock Township after police saw him swerve over the double yellow line, Pocono Township Police Department said in a news release.

When police activated emergency lighting to make a traffic stop, Romano was seen throwing items out the window. The items turned out to be three plastic bags containing large chunks of powder cocaine with a street value of about $2,200, police said.

Police said they also found a scale and $350 cash and Roman's 2-year-old son in the car. The investigation revealed he was on his way to deliver the cocaine to a local customers, police said.

Romano was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession with possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility, tampering with evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held in Monroe County jail under $10,000 bail.