Cenk Uygur
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Cops Disguised As Homeless To Bust Texting Drivers
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August 22, 2015
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4:06Now Playing"An undercover police sting took a creative route to catch distracted drivers.
Four plain-clothed San Bernardino police officers stood on highway off-ramps on July 15 holding signs in an attempt to catch distracted drivers, police told ABC News today.
The cardboard signs read, "I am NOT homeless. SB Police looking for seatbelt/cell phone violations."
The officers were able to walk right up to some of the cars unnoticed because the drivers were consumed with either texting or talking on their cell phones, police said in a statement.
"I made 13-14 stops and out of all of them, only one woman said she noticed and read the sign, but by that time it was too late," police detective Devin Peck told ABC News today.
"That just goes to show how distracting a cell phone really is in the hands of a driver," he added.
Peck was one of the uniformed motorcycle officers waiting nearby for a signal from the plain-clothed officers. The team was able to stop 53 cars and issue 50 citations during the three-hour operation that was a first for the department, according to Peck."
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