Officers Dressed As Grinch, Dr. Seuss Characters Ticket Fla. Drivers

ELF · Post by **ELF** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:18 pm

How low can you get! And they named it after me!

WKMG TV NEWS ^ | 12-15-2006

Posted on 12/15/2006 6:42:05 AM PST by Cagey

200 Tickets Issued Thursday

One week after motorists in Orange County, Fla., were ticketed by officers dressed as Santa's elves, hundreds of drivers received speeding tickets Thursday by the Grinch and other Dr. Seuss characters.

The Seuss-costumed officers nabbed speeders near John Young Parkway and President's Drive Thursday.

Deputies clocked cars using a radar gun and then dispatched other officers to pull over the motorists and issue the driver a ticket.

The Grinch was responsible for ticketing about 200 drivers during the operation.

The sheriff's Enforcing Limits and Fining or ELF operation, in which officers were dressed as elves, ticketed about 150 drivers in two hours last week.

Some people said using a holiday icon to enforce the law didn't seem right.

"That's specifically why we didn't use Santa Claus," Ken Wyne of the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. "We didn't choose a nativity scene. We chose an elf. An elf is known for their impish behavior. If you're going to speed in Orange County, you never know who's going to be on the street corner."

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said they will continue to use similar decoys throughout the holiday season.

The officers' makeup Thursday was done by costume artists at Univeral Studios Orlando, the report said.

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lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:29 pm

i meant to mail you that article...i think it's hilarious! :wah:

ELF · Post by **ELF** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:32 pm

We didn't choose a nativity scene. We chose an elf. An elf is known for their impish behavior

Are they saying I'm not angelic?

ELF · Post by **ELF** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:21 pm

Yeah, where is that Cat in the Hat when you need him!

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:13 pm

It's a rather crass idea.

I'm assuming Universal Studios owns the copyright to the Suess characters, since they participated in the scheme.

Theodore Giesel is probably spinning in his grave.

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:17 pm

ELF;488418 wrote: "We didn't choose a nativity scene. We chose an elf. An elf is known for their impish behavior. If you're going to speed in Orange County, you never know who's going to be on the street corner." he Orange County Sheriff's Office said they will continue to use similar decoys throughout the holiday season.

I think baby Jesus with a radar gun would be a scream !

> If this shows up on Family Guy next Christmas, with Stewie in a speed trap manger, I'm gonna sue !

teramiabullfrog · Post by **teramiabullfrog** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:15 am

ELF;488418 wrote: How low can you get! And they named it after me!

WKMG TV NEWS ^ | 12-15-2006

Posted on 12/15/2006 6:42:05 AM PST by Cagey

200 Tickets Issued Thursday

One week after motorists in Orange County, Fla., were ticketed by officers dressed as Santa's elves, hundreds of drivers received speeding tickets Thursday by the Grinch and other Dr. Seuss characters.

The Seuss-costumed officers nabbed speeders near John Young Parkway and President's Drive Thursday.

Deputies clocked cars using a radar gun and then dispatched other officers to pull over the motorists and issue the driver a ticket.

The Grinch was responsible for ticketing about 200 drivers during the operation.

The sheriff's Enforcing Limits and Fining or ELF operation, in which officers were dressed as elves, ticketed about 150 drivers in two hours last week.

Some people said using a holiday icon to enforce the law didn't seem right.

"That's specifically why we didn't use Santa Claus," Ken Wyne of the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. "We didn't choose a nativity scene. We chose an elf. An elf is known for their impish behavior. If you're going to speed in Orange County, you never know who's going to be on the street corner."

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said they will continue to use similar decoys throughout the holiday season.

The officers' makeup Thursday was done by costume artists at Univeral Studios Orlando, the report said.

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AND IF YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING YOU GET TO GO ON A JOURNEY WITH ERNIE TO THE SLAMMER.