TULSA, Okla. – Imagine you are driving down the road and you see the flashing lights of a patrol car, then a lieutenant comes and instead of giving you a ticket, he gives you a Christmas present. That’s what happened to a few lucky drivers on Wednesday.
The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is using the holiday season to increase gift giving. Deputy Secretary Justin Anderson said delegates were given $100 gift cards to give out to the community.
“At any time you can actively interact with the community. It makes you feel good that you are here actually making someone’s life better. Especially at a time when it’s difficult to spend time with family and sometimes short on cash, so hopefully this really helps,” said Deputy Anderson.
Delegates pulled over the drivers to hand them gift cards. Deputy Anderson said the first drivers were confused until he explained why he was there.
“Many of the people we came in today to give these cards were very worried because they thought they did something wrong. And that’s always what a lot of people think and instead get a positive interaction with law enforcement,” said Deputy Anderson.
He said some people were moved to learn the real reason for the halt. He says being able to make a real difference in someone’s life, especially in the run-up to Christmas, is really rewarding.
“It’s sad to see them in that mood, but it’s also heartening when you can communicate to someone that they’re going to change Christmas and make things easier over the holidays,” said Deputy Anderson. Anderson said.
Deputy Anderson said of course everyone who received the gift card on Wednesday was happy, but even happier when it didn’t come with a ticket.
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