{"id":15439,"date":"2017-11-15T10:15:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T15:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15439"},"modified":"2017-11-15T10:15:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T15:15:49","slug":"officers-surprise-drivers-with-thanksgiving-turkeys-instead-of-traffic-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=15439","title":{"rendered":"Officers surprise drivers with Thanksgiving turkeys instead of traffic tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WSB-TV<\/a>)-\u00a0Police officers in Billings, Montana, are\u00a0getting into the holiday spirit\u00a0by handing out free turkeys instead of tickets.<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0Billings Gazette<\/a>, local businessman Steve Gountanis donated 20 turkeys to the Billings Police Department and asked for their help to distribute them to the community ahead of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Traffic officers spent an afternoon last week\u00a0pulling people over for minor traffic offenses\u00a0like broken tail lights. After making sure there were no outstanding warrants for the driver, the police officers let them off with a warning and a free turkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe individuals that received the warnings and the turkeys have been very happy,\u201d Lt. Neil Lawrence told\u00a0ABC News. \u201cOur Facebook page has received a lot of positive comments regarding it. So far, it\u2019s been a very positive thing for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

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