Police, Santa surprise drivers with gifts instead of tickets

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 I've heard of this in at least two other states, I don't believe in those cases the rewarded were pulled over for a traffic infraction.

Waxahachie police and Santa Claus surprised drivers Friday when instead of getting a ticket, they got Christmas presents instead.
The Avenue Church and local businesses came together with police to spread a little bit of Christmas joy to motorists.
“We were contacted by the Avenue Church. They saw a video that occurred up north where the police officers were conducting traffic stops and giving out gifts to needy people,” Interim Police Chief Mitch Bartley said. “The Avenue contacted Sgt. Mike Lewis and it kind of went from there. They donated $500 for us to give out gifts. We had a couple of other local businesses in town and some groups that donated money. It ended up roughly being about $2,000 that we were able utilize on gifts to give to needy people.” 

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I wonder how they determined who was "needy?" It seems like it would be hard to do by just randomly pulling people over or at a checkpoint. Either way, it's a good gesture.  Unfortunately for police, the good that gets done usually isn't get televised like the bad.