This story is better with photos, check out the link. For most holidays our police dress someone up and stand out there with radar getting speeders. They have the Grinch during Christmas and a leprachan for St. Patrick's Day
'Uncle Sam' nabbing bad drivers this week -- OrlandoSentinel.com
'Uncle Sam' nabbing bad drivers this week
Gabrielle Finley
Sentinel Staff Writer
2:15 PM EDT, July 2, 2008
Uncle Sam handed out 35 speeding tickets this morning to motorists driving on State Road 429 near Apopka.
Today is the third day that an Orange County deputy sheriff dressed in the red, white and blue outfit handed out citations as part of the Orange County Sheriff's Office's "July 4th Traffic Safety Detail" that targets law-breaking motorists.
Sheriff's traffic detectives are in Pine Hills for another speed enforcement check until 3 p.m., but details on the specific location were not released.
The deputy sheriff's costume "attracts attention to what we're trying to accomplish out there," said sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons on Tuesday.
During this morning's check, two people also were arrested, one for driving with a suspended license and the other for an outstanding warrant, Solomons said.
The traffic campaign started Monday, and since then a total of 195 citations were given out to speeders and red-light runners.
More than 180 drivers were cited for speeding Tuesday on State Road 408 at the Pine Hills exit and State Road 50 at Pine Hills Road, records show.
One driver, a repeat traffic offender, was arrested Tuesday.
Traffic detectives will head to south Orange County Thursday to look for drunk drivers.
Starting Friday they will work along the highways that lead to beaches, Solomons said.
"Unfortunately we know a lot of people drive to the beach, drink and party, then get back on the road," Solomons said recently.
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