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This was no bush league move.<\/p>\n

A New Jersey cop disguised himself as a shrub on Wednesday to help bust over 70 distracted drivers on a heavily trafficked road. <\/p>\n

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The Dunellen Police Department used the swampish costume to covertly conduct a distracted-driving enforcement operation in the Middlesex County town, according to a social media post from the force.<\/p>\n

The six-hour operation \u2014 meant to enforce the state\u2019s\u00a0handheld cellphone law\u00a0and promote safety \u2014 resulted in 74 citations to drivers distracted by their devices. <\/p>\n

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\u201cOur \u2018shrub\u2019 was busy. We issued 74 citations to drivers distracted by their devices in a six-hour window,\u201d the department wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n

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The law prohibits drivers from using a handheld cellphone or device \u2014 resulting in fines of $200 to $400 for a first offense.<\/p>\n

Photos captured an officer outfitted in scraggly shrubbery and armed with binoculars to surveil for any preoccupied drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet this be a reminder: That text or notification can wait. Keep your eyes on the road, not your screen!\u201d<\/p>\n

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