There are multiple versions of the free candy van on Know Your Meme, dating back to the mid-2000s. In 2009, an image of the van was used in a Jay Leno segment about a neighbor being a “perv.” ...

When a white van with the words "free candy" spray-painted on its side rolled through Sacramento, many children and parents were alarmed. That's why 12-year-old Lawrence Bellow took a photo of the ...

A 911 caller told police their child was riding a scooter in the area when a man driving a white van offered them candy. The child quickly reported this to their parents, prompting the call to police.