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A New Jersey Officer Dressed As A Bush Issues 74 Distracted Driving Tickets In Six Hours
['Artvoice Staff']
ARTVOICE
A police officer from the Dunellen Police Department in New Jersey dressed himself in a full bush disguise and stood on North Washington Avenue for six hours to catch drivers using their phones behind the wheel, and issued 74 citations before the operation was done.
The department posted photos of their leafy officer online.
The operation targeted violations of New Jersey's handheld cell phone law, which prohibits drivers from using a device while operating a vehicle.
"That text or notification can wait," they wrote in their social media post alongside the shrub officer photos.
Seventy-four people in six hours checked their phones on a street where a large bush was standing at the intersection.