this morning on world news this morning on world news now more arrests in the boston bombing case. this time, friends of the suspect are accused of helping dump the evidence. also this morning, 3,000 acres burning in southern california. how firefighters are trying to get the upper hand on this intense blaze. he had two vehicles, two ice cream trucks, they were both engaged in the course of conduct. then a softie smackdown on the streets of upstate new york. how fondness for frozen treats became a cold war. details on the frosty fight between mr. dingaling versus snowcone joe. it s thursday, may 2nd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. mr. dingaling versus snowcone joe. a battle. nearly impossible to say that
cream wars are really heating up. the owner of one ice cream truck believes the city isn t big enough for two. lindsay neilson has all of the details. reporter: that friendly sound of an ice cream truck turned mean on the streets of gloversville. police say starting an ice cream war. it is a rather unique situation. reporter: police say the gloversville, mr. dingaling would greet customers and then came aggressively loud music of snowcone joe. police say the operators of snowcone joe, 34-year-old josh malatino, and his girlfriend, 21-year-old amanda scott, were talking mr. dingaling on several different occasions on multiple city streets. one of our officers actually witnessed one of the ice cream trucks following the other ice cream truck. reporter: police say an attempt to steal away customers from mr. dingaling, malatino and scott shouted that snowcone joe ice cream was free. he had two vehicles, two ice
cream trucks they were both engaged in the conduct. reporter: i called josh malatino. when asked about the incidents, he said his girlfriend was the owner and that his attorney could answer my questions, but calls to his attorney were not returned. police say last summer malatino was warned for using similar tactics. we have addressed issues similar to this with mr. malatino and his legal counsel, cautioning him against this type of behavior in the past. can you believe that one? i cannot believe that one. mr. dingaling, poor guy. snowcone joe. the names alone are great. officers charge the operator of snowcone joe, malatino and scott, with harassment and misdemeanor stalking. if convicted, they could spend up to three months in jail. stay away from mr. dingaling from now on. three months on ice. very nicely put. lindsay neilson from our station. houston, we have a problem. classic movie line, right?
big enough for two. lindsay neilson has all of the details. reporter: that friendly sound of an ice cream truck turned mean on the streets of gloversville. police say starting an ice cream war. it is a rather unique situation. reporter: police say the gloversville, mr. dingaling would greet customers and then came the aggressively loud music of snowcone joe. police say the operators of snowcone joe, 34-year-old josh malatino, and his girlfriend, 21-year-old amanda scott, were stalking mr. dingaling on several different occasions along multiple city streets. one of our officers actually witnessed one of the ice cream trucks following the other ice cream truck. reporter: police say an attempt to steal away customers from mr. dingaling, malatino and scott shouted that snowcone joe ice cream was free. he had two vehicles, two ice cream trucks, and they were both
engaged in that course of conduct. reporter: i called josh malatino. when asked about the incidents, he said his girlfriend was the owner and that his attorney could answer my questions, but calls to his attorney were not returned. police say last summer malatino was warned for using similar tactics. we have addressed issues similar to this with mr. malatino and his legal counsel, cautioning him against this type of behavior in the past. can you believe that one? i cannot believe that one. mr. dingaling, poor guy. snowcone joe. the names alone are great. officers charge the operator of snowcone joe, malatino and scott, with harassment and misdemeanor stalking. if convicted, they could spend up to three months in jail. stay away from mr. dingaling from now on. three months on ice. very nicely put. lindsay neilson from our albany station. houston, we have a problem. classic movie line, right? not exactly. one of the movie lines we have been saying wrong all