July 2, 2007
Say hi to Uncle Sam (and pay your speeding ticket)
From Local6:'Uncle Sam' Tickets Hundreds Of Speeding Central Floridian DriversAnd the police department seems to have a sense of humor:
Dressed Up Deputy Helps Nab Drivers
Hundreds of Central Florida motorists were ticketed Monday by a costumed Uncle Sam officer in a weeklong operation targeting speeding holiday drivers.
About 20 sheriff's deputies on motorcycles pulled over speeding motorists after they were detected by Uncle Sam's laser speed-detection gun.
During the four-hour traffic operation, 275 citations were issued, according to sheriff's deputies.
"Unless Uncle Sam hops in your car and puts his foot on your gas pedal and makes you speed, we are not entrapping anybody," Orange County traffic division Officer Ken Wynne said.
Speeding tickets handed out by Uncle Sam start at $80 and increase with each mile per hour over the speed limit, Orange County sheriff's deputies said.
In the past, deputies have dressed up as elves near Christmas, the Grinch at New Year's and a leprechaun around St. Patrick's Day.
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