Job Cuts Force Elves In To Law Enforcement
Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Orange County Sheriff’s Office have a problem with speeders. They needed to solve this problem fast. The solution? Operation ELF: Enforcing Limits and Fining speeders. Yes readers, Orange County has hired Santa’s little helpers to patrol the highway and catch evil doers.
But why elves? Why not the Grinch or the little baby Jesus? Ken Wyne of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office explains: “That’s specifically why we didn’t use Santa Claus, […] We didn’t choose a nativity scene. We chose an elf. An elf is known for their impish behavior. If you’re going to speed in Orange County, you never know who’s going to be on the street corner.”
What impish behavior has got to do with law enforcement is anyones guess, but 150 tickets issued in 2 hours shows just how effective this little menace really is.