A police department in Dunellen, New Jersey, used an unusual tactic in a distracted driving crackdown: an officer disguised as a shrub. The operation, carried out in Middlesex County on Wednesday, led to 74 citations in a single day.
According to the available details, the Dunellen Police Department focused its enforcement on the 100 block of North Washington. The goal was to spot drivers who were not paying full attention to the road, including those using phones or otherwise driving while distracted.
The eye-catching disguise appears to have been part of a broader strategy to observe motorists without immediately drawing attention to the officer. That approach helped police identify a large number of alleged violations over the course of the operation.
The result underscores how aggressively some local departments are tackling distracted driving, which remains a major traffic safety concern. In this case, a highly visible and unconventional enforcement effort in Dunellen produced dozens of citations in just one day.
