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A N.J. cop disguised himself as a shrub — and helped catch 74 distracted drivers in one day
nj.com ^ | July 29, 2026 | Rebecca Heath

Posted on 08/01/2026 6:31:38 AM PDT by lowbridge

A Middlesex County police department used an officer disguised as a shrub to crack down on distracted driving Wednesday, issuing 74 citations.

The Dunellen Police Department conducted a distracted driving enforcement operation on the 100 block of North Washington Avenue, an area with heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic, according to a Facebook post.

The goal was to enforce New Jersey’s handheld cellphone law and increase safety in the community.

Police issued the 74 citations during a six-hour span.

“Our ‘shrub’ was busy,” the department said in the post.

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


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To: lowbridge

Reminds me of something Barney Fife would do.


41 posted on 08/01/2026 9:27:59 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle1
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To: lowbridge

Gilly suits can be used by more than snipers I see.


42 posted on 08/01/2026 9:33:46 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: lee martell

American military snipers all have these suits.


43 posted on 08/01/2026 9:35:09 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: GMThrust
ICE Agent 13


44 posted on 08/01/2026 9:38:34 AM PDT by xp38
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To: lowbridge
came here for this one, was dissapointed


45 posted on 08/01/2026 9:59:36 AM PDT by algore ( )
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To: dfwgator

That’s the one I was thinking about!


46 posted on 08/01/2026 10:20:42 AM PDT by 6ppc (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act -George Orwell)
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To: lowbridge
Used to be you'd see a woman putting on her mascara or eye liner.

Now she's doing that while texting...

47 posted on 08/01/2026 10:36:12 AM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: lowbridge

How many of those conversations were caused by the sighting of some idiot dressed in a bush?


48 posted on 08/01/2026 11:30:16 AM PDT by DPMD (u)
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To: lowbridge

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49 posted on 08/01/2026 12:57:27 PM PDT by redinIllinois (Pro-life, accountant, gun-totin' Grandma - multi issue vor in)
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To: lowbridge

In the South he’d be Kudzu Man


50 posted on 08/01/2026 4:28:08 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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