New Jersey Police Officer Dresses as Shrub to Catch Texting Drivers, 74 Ticketed in Six Hours

Motorists in a New Jersey town got an unexpected surprise when a police officer disguised as a shrub helped crack down on distracted driving.
The unusual enforcement operation was carried out by the Dunellen Police Department during a six-hour traffic safety campaign on July 29. Photographs shared by the department showed an officer concealed in head-to-toe green foliage camouflage, complete with binoculars, as he watched for drivers using their mobile phones behind the wheel.
Sharing the images on Facebook, the department joked: “Did you spot our ‘shrub’ today? If you had your head buried in your phone, probably not!”
Police said the operation focused on a busy downtown area with h...