Police pull over random Texas drivers for a surprise ticket they never expected

Taft police officers were randomly stopping people on the road Friday and handing out tickets, but not the kind you may think.

For police officers in the Texan town of Taft, one duty brought a welcome change of pace. They didn’t have to cite people for traffic violations or chase after wrongdoers.

Instead, they spent time stuffing envelopes for a merry reason.

Then on the Friday before Christmas week, Taft officers were busy handing out tickets to unsuspecting drivers. Sound worrisome? It was for these drivers - until police explained what they were doing.

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One of Taft’s police officers stuffing envelopes with cards and scratch-offs.

As a gesture of Christmas cheer and generosity, the Texan town’s cops were handing out holiday cards and lottery tickets to everyone they pulled over.

It came as a big surprise to anxious drivers who didn’t know whether they did something wrong.

Smiling officers handed the cards out which each contained a lottery scratcher and a message of season’s greetings from the Taft Police Department.

To make it even sweeter, young passengers were gifted with either a bag of candy or a Whataburger gift card.

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