Cops or construction workers? Officers went undercover as part of the Aggressive Driving Campaign on Wendover Avenue on Thursday afternoon.
Greensboro police say they are seeing too many speeders, too many people not wearing seat belts and too many drivers not paying attention in construction zones.
“We get a lot of complaints from the workers in these construction zones, how motorists just come through there with disregard to their safety,” explained Greensboro Police Officer J.B. Price.
Officers ditched their cop uniforms, put on a hard hat and reflective vest and acted like construction workers on the corner of Meadowood and Wendover Avenue. They even used cones to block off a turn lane, to make it look like a construction zone.
Two officers patrolled the “construction zone” and kept an eye out for violators. When they spotted a driver breaking the law, the undercover officer called it in to other officers who waiting on each of Wendover to pull them over.
In an hour and a half, police handed out 52 tickets — 35 of them for seat belt violations.
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let's see, all they need now are Indian, Cowboy and Marine outfits and they'll have themselves a band!
ReplyDeleteHeh!:)
Delete52 tickets at $150 each ....... $2700.00
ReplyDelete1 1/2 hours hands on covert ops training... priceless.
%2700????? don't you mean more like under 8 grand...
DeleteYou are correct.
DeleteThrow on a hard hat (except for the one guy), wander around aimlessly with not one piece of machinery....... mayby these guys were watching union guys when they thought of this moneymaking plan.
ReplyDeletemayby these guys were watching union guys when they thought of this moneymaking plan.
DeleteNo doubt.:)
This made me laugh but really it is VERY sad! I am ashamed of my hometown for this action and others
ReplyDeleteSad it is.
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